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FZPN03 KNHC 200939
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC MON OCT 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE OCT 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED OCT 22.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 30 NM OF EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16.5N94.5W TO 
14N95.5W...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 16.5N94.5W TO 12N96.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 
16.5N94.5W TO 12N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94W 
TO 12N99W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.N OF 11N S OF LINE FROM 11N120W TO 24N140W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 24N W OF 126W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 133W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 08N TO 18N W OF 126W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.FROM 21N TO 30N BETWEEN 113W AND 118W NW TO N WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.LOW PRES NEAR 11N95W 1011 MB MOVING W 5 KT. WITHIN 60 NM N 
SEMICIRCLE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 11N BETWEEN 
93W AND 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 11N100W 1010 MB MOVING W 10 KT. 
WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. S OF 
04N BETWEEN 100W AND 113W S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 11N BETWEEN 93W AND LINE FROM 11N120W TO 
00N133W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 11N103W 1009 MB MOVING W 10 KT. 
WITHIN 180 NM N AND 60 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE BETWEEN 93W AND 130W S OF LINE FROM 12N93W 
TO 09N130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SW SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0800 UTC MON OCT 20...
.SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 121W AND 125W.

.SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM OF LOW PRES NEAR 09N109W 

.SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 180 NM NW SEMICIRCLE 
OF LOW PRES NEAR 12N94W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...07N79W TO 11N86W TO 07N100W TO 
08N107W TO 07140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 30 NM OF AXIS E OF 
80W AND WITHIN 60 NM OF THE COLOMBIAN COAST N OF 04N.

$$
.FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.