000
FZPN03 KNHC 172140
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC FRI OCT 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC FRI OCT 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT OCT 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN OCT 19.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 
16.5N94.5W TO 12N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16.5N94.5W TO 11.5N95W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT...HIGHEST N OF 14N. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 
16.5N94.5W TO 11N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...HIGHEST N OF 13N. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 60 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16.5N94.5W TO 10.5N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...LITTLE CHANGE.

.FROM 10N TO 16N W OF 132W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 16N W OF 134W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 11N SW OF LINE FROM 16N121W TO 24N140W NE 
TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE WINDS WAVE AND SW 
SWELL.

.LOW PRES 1010 MB NEAR 12N94W MOVING SLOWLY W TO WNW. WITHIN 210 
NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES 1010 MB NEAR 12N95W. WITHIN 240 NM S 
SEMICIRCLE AND ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM NW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES 1010 MB NEAR 12N95W. LITTLE CHANGE.

.S OF 06N W OF LINE FROM 00N113W TO 06N105W SE TO S WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 09N W OF 
LINE FROM 00N113W TO 09N99W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF LINE FROM 05N116W TO 06N140W SE WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 
07N140W TO 08N108W TO 06N99W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 05N W OF 138W SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT. S OF 05S BETWEEN 92W AND 125W SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 10S BETWEEN 92W AND 125W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.

.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA COAST FROM 
23N TO 29N NW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA COAST
FROM 23N TO 28N NW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 2100 FRI OCT 17...

.SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION WITHIN 90 NM OF 12N131.5W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...11N86W TO 12N95W TO 10N106 TO 
09N121W TO 12N132W TO 09N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION 
WITHIN 180 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 85W AND 98W AND 120 NM OF AXIS 
BETWEEN 94W AND 98W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION WITHIN 150 NM 
S OF AXIS BETWEEN 125W AND 128W AND WITHIN 120 NM S OF AXIS W OF 
138W. 

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.FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.