000
FZPN03 KNHC 181529
HSFEP2

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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16.5N94.5W TO 13.5N95W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN WITHIN 30 NM WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE 
OF LINE FROM 16.5N94.5W TO 13N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 
16N95W TO 13.5N96.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 
FROM 16.5N94.5W TO 11N96W... INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC 
...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 60 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16.5N94.5W TO 11N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 60 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16.5N94W TO 11.5N97.5W N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.

.S OF 07N W OF 106W SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 06N W OF 133W SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT. S OF 06N BETWEEN 95W AND 104W S TO SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 10S W OF 95W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 05N W OF 133W SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF 06N BETWEEN 94W AND 104W SE TO S WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 10N W OF 91W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL.

.W OF LINE FROM 19N130W TO 10N137W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 10N SW OF LINE FROM 23N130W TO 19N127W TO 
14N121W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE WINDS 
AS WELL AS SW AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 10N SW OF LINE FROM 23N140W TO 19N127W TO 
14N118W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE 
WINDS AS WELL AS SW AND NW SWELL.

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

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

.CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC SAT OCT 18...
.SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 02N TO 06N E OF 80W AND 
WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 10N97W TO 15N100W.

.SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 90 NM OF MEXICAN 
COAST FROM 16N TO 19N BETWEEN 102W AND 105W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...12N87W TO 12N94W TO 07N105W TO 
09N120W TO 12N136W TO 10N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED 
STRONG WITHIN 240 NM S OF AXIS FROM 129W TO 137W.

$$
.FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.