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FZPN03 KNHC 081541
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC THU MAY 08 2008
SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS

SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE 
HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE 
MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.

SECURITE

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

SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC THU MAY 08.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI MAY 09.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT MAY 10.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.GULF OF PAPAGAYO FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 89W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.N OF 27N FROM 118W TO 130W NW TO N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 
FT IN MIXED N WIND WAVES AND N SWELL.
.N OF 29N BETWEEN 123W AND 126W NW TO N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 
FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N BETWEEN 119W AND 132W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N BETWEEN 118W AND 125W NW TO N WINDS 
TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N W OF 
LINE FROM 30N117W TO 24N127W TO 136W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.

.IN AREA BOUNDED BY 05N140W TO 12N119W TO 19N119W TO 25N140W NE 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NE WIND WAVES FAR S.
.24 HOUR FORECAST IN AREA BOUNDED BY 06N140W TO 09N120W TO 
15N121W TO 27N140W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE 
WIND WAVES AND S SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 23N W OF 120W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE WINDS WAVES AND S SWELL.

.ELSEWHERE S OF 10N W OF LINE FROM 10N112W TO 00N96W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN S SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE FROM 04N TO 10N W OF 120W AND S OF 
10N W OF LINE FROM 10N107W TO 00N92W TO 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST IN AREA BOUNDED BY 00N92W TO 08N93W TO 14N116W 
TO 06N116W TO 03N110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN S 
TO SW SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC THU MAY 08.
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...05N77W TO 05N90W TO 09N106W TO 
05N120W TO 03N140W.  SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 
150 NM OF THE ITCZ BETWEEN THE COLOMBIA COAST AND 84W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE WITHIN 360 NM AND 240 NM S OF AXIS FROM 106W TO 113W.

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.FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.