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FZPN03 KNHC 180323
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SAT OCT 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC SAT OCT 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN OCT 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON OCT 20.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 
16.5N94.5W TO 14N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16.5N94.5W TO 14N96W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 
16.5N94.5W TO 11.5N96W...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 12N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 45 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16.5N94.5W TO 11N96.5W N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT...HIGHEST N OF 14N. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WIHTIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 
16.5N945.W TO 12N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...HIGHEST N OF 
14N. SEAS TO 11 FT.

.W OF LINE FROM 10N137W TO 19N130W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE FROM 10N138W TO 20N133W NE WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 11N W OF LINE FROM 11N120W TO 16N123W TO 
23N136W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE WINDS 
WAVES AND SW SWELL.

.LOW PRES 1008 MB NEAR 12N93W MOVING SLOWLY W TO WNW. WITHIN 210 
NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES 1008 MB NEAR 12N94W. 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 05N W OF 112W SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
ELSEWHERE S OF 08N W OF 105W 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 07N W 
OF 98W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW 
SWELL E OF 110W AND SW SWELL W OF 110W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE S OF LINE FROM 05N126W TO 10N112W TO 
10N92W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL.

.WITHIN 120 NM W OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA COAST FROM 25N TO 29N NW 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 180 NM W OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA COAST 
FROM 24N TO 29N NW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 150 NM W OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA COAST 
FROM 25N TO 29N NW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0300 FRI OCT 17...

.SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION WITHIN 60 NM NE QUADRANT OF LOW 
NEAR 11.5N133.5W.

.SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION WITHIN 60 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 12N97W TO 17N100W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...11N86W TO 12N93W TO 09N100W TO 
10N110W TO 09N121W TO 12N134W TO 09N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
CONVECTION WITHIN 120 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 105W AND 107W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION WITHIN 90 NM S OF AXIS W OF 138W. 

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.FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.