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FZPN03 KNHC 241540
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.

SECURITE

E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W

SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC FRI OCT 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT OCT 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN OCT 26.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.N OF 14N FROM 94W TO 96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N 
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.TROPICAL DEPRESSION SEVENTEEN-E NEAR 16.4N 106.7W 1008 MB AT 
1500 UTC OCT 24 MOVING NW OR 325 DEG AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED 
WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 0 NM OF 
CENTER EXCEPT 30 NM NE QUADRANT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM NE 
SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM SW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION-E NEAR 17.9N 108.3W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 
WITHIN 30 NM NE QUADRANT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW NEAR 18.4N 110.8W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 25 KT WITHIN 120 NM NE SEMICIRCLE 
AND 90 NM SW SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN GALE WARNING. ELSEWHERE N OF 13N BETWEEN 93W 
AND 97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 13N FROM 94W TO 96W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 13N FROM 94W TO 96W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.

.S OF 06N W OF 120W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 06N W OF 120W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED ABOVE...S OF 20N E OF 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.NW OF LINE 30N135W TO 27N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT IN NW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST NW OF LINE 30N133W TO 27N140W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NW OF LINE 30N125W TO 20N140W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC FRI OCT 24...

.TROPICAL DEPRESSION SEVENTEEN-E...SCATTERED STRONG WITHIN 150 
NM OF THE CENTER IN THE EAST SEMICIRCLE.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...09N78W TO 08N93W TO 12N106W TO 
09N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE S OF PANAMA FROM 04N TO 07N BETWEEN 
77W AND 80W. SCATTERED MODERATE S OF COSTA RICA FROM 06N TO 09N 
BETWEEN 85W AND 88W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 08N 
TO 12N BETWEEN 104W AND 110W...FROM 09N TO 12N BETWEEN 115W AND 
118W...AND FROM 06N TO 12N BETWEEN 125W AND 135W. 

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.FORECASTER FORMOSA. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER