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FZPN03 KNHC 182118
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SAT OCT 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN OCT 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 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 30 NM 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 25 KT. SEAS 8 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 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 60 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16.5N94W TO 12N100W N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 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 130W SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT. S OF 06N BETWEEN 95W AND 105W S TO SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 05N W OF 130W SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT IN SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 09N W OF 92W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN S SWELL.

.FROM 11N TO 18N W OF 135W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 21N W OF 123W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT.
SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 24N W OF 126W NE TO E WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL.

.12 HOUR FORECAST 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 LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 120 NM W OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA COAST N 
OF 25N NW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT...EXCEPT TO 8 FT
IN NW SWELL N OF 29N.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 2100 UTC SAT OCT 18...
.SCATTERED STRONG WITHIN 45 NM OF A LINE FROM 17N106W TO 19N106W.

.SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 03N TO 07N E OF 80W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...11N87W TO 08N100W TO 08N110W 
TO 08N120W TO 09N130W TO 10N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 
NM S OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 129W AND 135W.

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.