000
FZPN03 KNHC 200312
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC MON OCT 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON OCT 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE OCT 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED OCT 22.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC 
N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 
FROM 16N95W TO 12N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 12N100W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.

.FROM 12N TO 21N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 21N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 14N TO 20N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.

.FROM 22N TO 29N E OF 118W NW TO N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.S OF 10N BETWEEN 94W AND 123W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT IN SW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 03N TO 07N BETWEEN 100W AND 110W S WINDS 
TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 11N 
BETWEEN 92W AND 130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 04N TO 10N BETWEEN 102W AND 110W S WINDS 
TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 14S 
BETWEEN 94W AND 133W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN SW 
SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0300 UTC MON OCT 20...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...08N78W TO 12N87W TO 09N98W TO 
08N120W TO 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 180 NM S OF AXIS 
BETWEEN 82W AND 86W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 10N TO 12N BETWEEN 
102W AND 104W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 08N TO 10N 
BETWEEN 107W AND 109W. 

$$
.FORECASTER CANGIALOSI. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.