000
FZPN03 KNHC 181540
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC THU SEP 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SEP 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI SEP 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT SEP 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 13N96.5W 
...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 13N97W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES 1007 MB NEAR 11N98W MOVING WNW 10 KT.
WITHIN 180 NM SE AND 90 NM NW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES 1007 MB NEAR 13N100W. WITHIN 240 NM 
SE AND 120 NM NW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.FROM 02N TO 07N BETWEEN 90W AND 110W S TO SW WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 10N BETWEEN 85W AND 
110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 12N BETWEEN 90W AND 112W 
S TO SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 12N BETWEEN 95W AND 110W 
SW TO W WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.
 

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

.CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC THU SEP 18.
.NUMEROUS STRONG CONVECTION WITHIN 60 NM OF 04N78.5W. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...09N84W TO 11N99W TO 08N112W TO 
12N132W TO 10N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION WITHIN 180 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF AXIS BETWEEN 85W AND 92W. NUMEROUS MODERATE 
SCATTERED STRONG CONVECTION WITHIN 240 NM N AND 180 NM S OF AXIS 
BETWEEN 92W AND 103W. NUMEROUS MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG 
CONVECTION WITHIN 180 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 121W AND 128W.



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.FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN/COHEN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.