000 FZPN03 KNHC 232118 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2230 UTC THU OCT 23 2008 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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. UPDATED TO INCLUDE TROPICAL DEPRESSION SEVENTEEN-E SECURITE E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC THU OCT 23. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI OCT 24. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT OCT 25. .WARNINGS. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL DEPRESSION SEVENTEEN-E NEAR 13.9N 104.9W 1008 MB AT 2100 UTC 23 MOVING N OR 360 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. .12 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NEAR 14.6N 104.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL FORCE WINDS WITHIN 40 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 20 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO 13 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION SEVENTEEN-E NEAR 15.8N 105.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION SEVENTEEN-E NEAR 17.3N 107.1W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 12 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW NEAR 17.5N 110.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 25 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW NEAR 17.5N 113.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 25 KT. ...GALE WARNING... .06 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95W N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 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 8 TO 12 FT. .30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .EXCEPT AS NOTED IN TROPICAL DEPRESSION SEVENTEEN-E WARNINGS... WITHIN 180 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN TROPICAL DEPRESSION SEVENTEEN-E WARNINGS...WITHIN 150 OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN TROPICAL DEPRESSION SEVENTEEN-E WARNINGS...WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .N OF 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .06 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN GALE WARNING...ELSEWHERE N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN GALE WARNING...ELSEWHERE N OF 12N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 14N96W TO 13N97W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 93W AND 99W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N94W TO 13N96W TO 12N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 99W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .FROM 11N TO 18N W OF 124W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 28N NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .FROM 04N TO 08N E OF 88W SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N BETWEEN 90W AND 130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE S OF 17N BETWEEN 90W AND 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 05N BETWEEN 92W AND 102W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN SW SWELL. .12 HOUR FORECAST NW OF A LINE FROM 30N138W TO 28N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST NW OF A LINE FROM 30N131W TO 25N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST NW OF A LINE FROM 30N129W TO 25N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .CONVECTION VALID 2100 UTC THU OCT 23... .TROPICAL DEPRESSION SEVENTEEN-E...SCATTERED STRONG WITHIN 90 NM NW AND N QUADRANTS AND 60 NM SW QUADRANT. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N105W TO 14N107W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...09N84W TO 07N90W TO 11N105W TO 10N114W TO 09N123W TO 09N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 08N TO 12N BETWEEN 113W AND 120W...AND ALSO WITHIN 180 NM S OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 122W AND 125W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 05N TO 09N E OF 85W. $$ .FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.