000
FZPN03 KNHC 170309
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED SEP 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC WED SEP 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU SEP 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI SEP 19.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 05N BETWEEN 82W AND 99W S TO SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT IN SW SWELL EXCEPT TO 6 FT IN LEE OF GALAPAGOS S OF 03N 
BETWEEN 88W AND 92W. ELSEWHERE S OF 13N BETWEEN 92W AND 122W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT FAR NW PART. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 04N BETWEEN 83W AND 97W S TO SW WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL EXCEPT TO 6 FT IN LEE OF 
GALAPAGOS S OF 03N BETWEEN 88W AND 92W. ELSEWHERE BETWEEN 81W 
AND 110W S OF LINE FROM 13N110W TO 06N81W S TO SW WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 03N TO 07N BETWEEN 82W AND 113W S TO SW 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN SW SWELL.

.N OF 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0145 UTC WED SEP 17.
.SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST BETWEEN 90W AND 94W.

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...09N82W TO 10N98W TO 10N117W TO 
12N126W TO 10N140W.
.ISOLATED MODERATE TO STRONG N OF AXIS TO COAST BETWEEN 85W AND 
88W.
.SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 240 NM S OF AXIS 
BETWEEN 81W AND 91W.

$$
.FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.