000
FZPN03 KNHC 230921
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC THU OCT 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU OCT 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI OCT 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT OCT 25.

.WARNINGS.
.NONE. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

...GALE WARNING...
.18 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 30 NM OF 95W N OF 
14.5N N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 
16.5N94.5W TO 14N95.5W N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 
FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE 
OF A LINE FROM 16.5N94.5W TO 14N95W N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.

.WITHIN 30 NM W OF 94.5W N OF 12.5N INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N 
OF 10N BETWEEN 93W AND 95W WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE N OF 
12N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N94W TO 13N96W NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 15N 
BETWEEN 93W AND 99W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW 
SWELL. 

.FROM 12N TO 17N BETWEEN 124W AND 134W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09N TO 18N W OF 119W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN PRIMARILY S SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 17N W OF 123W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09N TO 18N W OF 120W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SW AND NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 15N BETWEEN 127W AND 132W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09N TO 15N BETWEEN 
123W AND 135W  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED 
SWELL.

.18 HOUR FORECAST NW OF LINE FROM 30N138W TO 29N140W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NW OF LINE FROM 30N132W TO 26N140W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NW OF LINE FROM 30N131W TO 23N140W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.

.LOW NEAR 12N105W 1010 MB MOVING NW 10 KT. WITHIN 120 NM E 
SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 16N BETWEEN 
101W AND 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN S SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 14N107W 1010 MB. WITHIN 120 NM NE AND 
150 NM SE QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE 
FROM 02N TO 17N BETWEEN 100W AND 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 14N109W 1009 MB. WITHIN 60 NM N 
SEMICIRCLE AND 120 NM SE QUADRANT WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 17N BETWEEN 106W AND 110W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. 

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29N NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0900 UTC THU OCT 23...
.NUMEROUS MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM N QUADRANT OF 
LOW PRES NEAR 12N105W.

.SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST W OF 79W BETWEEN 06N 
AND 09N.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...08N84W TO 07N91W TO 11N104W TO 
10N120W TO 09N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM N AND 60 NM 
S OF AXIS BETWEEN 115W AND 127W. 

$$
.FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.