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FZPN03 KNHC 040945
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC FRI JAN 04 2008
SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS

SECURITE 

E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W

SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC FRI JAN 04
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT JAN 05
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN JAN 06
 
.WARNINGS.
...STORM WARNING...
.WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE 16N95W 13N95W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 40 TO 55 KT SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE 16N95W 13N96W 10N100W N TO NE 
WINDS 30 TO 40 KT SEAS 18 TO 23 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE 16N95W 14N96W 
13N97W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 
KT SEAS 13 TO 20 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE 16N95W 14N96W...INCLUDING 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 11N86W 8N90W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST
.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...FROM 4N TO 14N BETWEEN 93W AND 
115W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SEAS 10 TO 20 FT IN NE SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE FROM EQUATOR TO 16N BETWEEN 93W AND 120W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MERGING NW AND NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...FROM 5N TO 13N 
BETWEEN 94W AND 115W NE TO E WINDS 2O TO 25 KT SEAS 10 TO 15 FT
IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM EQUATOR TO 16N BETWEEN 93W AND 125W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN MERGING NE AND E SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE 16N95W 11N97W 
10N112W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM EQUATOR TO 14N BETWEEN 93W 
AND 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN MERGING NW 
AND E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM LINE 16N95W 13N95W...INCLUDING 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
FROM 8N TO 12N BETWEEN 105W AND 120W E WINDS 20 KT SEAS 10 TO 12 
FT IN MIXED NW AND E SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM EQUATOR TO 13N 
BETWEEN 93W AND 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN 
MIXED NW AND E SWELL. 

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 6N E OF 93W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 8N E OF 93W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 8N TO 12N E OF 89W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.

.N OF 4N BETWEEN 78W TO 83W...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 6N FROM 79W TO 81W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT 
SEAS 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 9N TO 15N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 8N TO 16N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND E SWELL. FROM 4N TO 8N W OF 120W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 8N TO 19N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NW AND E SWELL. S OF 8N W OF 120W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.

.N OF 28N W OF 125W SW WINDS 20 KT SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE 30N118W 15N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N128W 23N140W. N OF 27N BETWEEN 
120W AND FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE...EXCEPT AS DESCRIBED ABOVE...N OF 10N W OF 115W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 20N W OF 117W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N 
W OF 112W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

CONVECTION VALID 0930 UTC FRI JAN 4...
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...2N78W 4N85W 4N99W 9N117W 
7N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 180 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 1112W 
AND 117W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 
132W AND 135W. 

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN
TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER
TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH