000
FZPN03 KNHC 220935
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC FRI AUG 22 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC FRI AUG 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT AUG 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN AUG 24.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.LOW PRES NEAR 14N125W 1010 MB MOVING WSW 5 KT. WITHIN 240 NM NW 
SEMICIRCLE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SW SWELL AND NE 
WIND WAVES. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 13N126W 1011 MB. WITHIN 180 NM 
NW SEMICIRCLE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING LOW PRES NEAR 13N128W 1011 MB. 
WITHIN 120 NM NW SEMICIRCLE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.  

.LOW PRES NEAR 13N102W 1008 MB MOVING WNW TO NW 10 KT. WITHIN 
300 NM E SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 15N105.5W 1008 MB. WITHIN 300 NM 
E SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 16N109W 1008 MB. WITHIN 300 NM E 
SEMICIRCLE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 

.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N BETWEEN 119W AND 123W AND N OF 27N 
BETWEEN 127W AND 139W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW 
SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N BETWEEN 118W AND 135W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.S OF 10N BETWEEN 97W AND 122W S TO SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN SE TO S SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 10N BETWEEN 
93W AND 124W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SE TO S 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10N BETWEEN 110W AND 131W S TO SW WINDS 
TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 10N BETWEEN 
96W AND 131W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN SE TO S 
SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 02N TO 11N BETWEEN 109W AND 131W S TO SW 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. 


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

.CONVECTION VALID 0900 UTC FRI AUG 22.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS THE ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS ALONG 
09N84W TO 13N103W TO 10N110W TO 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 
07N TO 10N BETWEEN 82W AND 88W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED 
STRONG CONVECTION IS NOTED WITHIN 120 NM N OF AXIS FROM 105W TO 
129W. 

ELSEWHERE...SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION WITHIN 90 NM EITHER 
SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N99W TO 08N101W. NUMEROUS MODERATE SCATTERED 
STRONG CONVECTION IS OBSERVED FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 105W AND 
108W.  

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.FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.