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FZPN03 KNHC 240325
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC FRI OCT 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC FRI OCT 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT OCT 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN OCT 26.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.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.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.TROPICAL DEPRESSION SEVENTEEN-E NEAR 15.3N 105.3W 1008 MB AT
0300 UTC 24 MOVING N OR 360 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. WITHIN 150 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM
W SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION-E NEAR 17.0N 106.3W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. WITHIN 120 NM OF 
CENTER WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION-E NEAR 18.0N 108.5W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. WITHIN 120 NM NE 
SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM SW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW NEAR 18.0N 111.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 25 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING REMNANT LOW NEAR 18.0N 114.0W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 25 KT.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN GALE WARNING...ELSEWHERE N OF 14N BETWEEN 
94W AND 96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 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. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N94W TO 14N95W TO 
12N97W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 94W 
AND 98W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. 

.FROM 11N TO 17N W OF 127W NE TO E 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.

.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 90W SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW 
SWELL. S OF 15N BETWEEN 102W AND 110W S TO SW WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT IN S SWELL. S OF 08N BETWEEN 110W AND 132W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 09N BETWEEN 82W AND 93W S TO SW 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN S SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 
15N BETWEEN 104W AND 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. S 
OF 08N BETWEEN 121W AND 135W SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 06N BETWEEN 90W AND 105W S TO SW WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. S OF 06N BETWEEN 112W AND 125W SE WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.NW OF A LINE FROM 30N138W TO 28N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NW OF A LINE FROM 30N131W TO 25N140W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NW OF A LINE FROM 30N129W TO 25N140W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0315 UTC FRI OCT 24...

.TROPICAL DEPRESSION SEVENTEEN-E...SCATTERED STRONG WITHIN 150 
NM NE AND NW QUADRANTS.

.SCATTERED STRONG WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 
11N109W TO 13N108W...AND OVER THE GULF OF PANAMA.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...09N84W TO 08N91W TO 11N105W TO 
11N112W TO 11N120W TO 08N130W TO 09N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM S OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 117W AND 
121W AND BETWEEN 124W AND 130W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 30 NM 
OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 113W AND 115W.

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.