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FZPN03 KNHC 290333
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED OCT 29 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC WED OCT 29.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU OCT 30.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI OCT 31.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 12N97W N TO 
NE WINDS 45 TO 55 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16.5N94.5W TO 11N97.5W NE WINDS 35 TO 
45 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 
16N94.5W TO 13N96.5W N TO NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 
16N94.5W TO 13.5N96W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N94W 
TO 123N97.5W N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF A 
LINE FROM 16N93.5W TO 10N100W TO 11N110W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 120 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N94W TO 10N100W TO 12N112W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS WITHIN 150 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N94W TO 09N100W TO 14N116W NE TO 
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS WITHIN 120 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N94W TO 10N98W AND FROM 14N TO 17N 
BETWEEN 113W AND 121W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 
FT. 

.FROM 13N TO 17N W OF 126W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 16N W OF 133W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 09N TO 11N E OF 87W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...AND 
N OF 11N BETWEEN 88W AND 91W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
ELSEWHERE E OF 91W N OF LINE FROM 08N91W TO 08N88W TO 10N85W NE 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 08N94W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.ELSEWHERE S OF 16N W OF 110W TO LINE FROM 16N126W TO 00N134W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE BETWEEN 93W AND 125W S OF LINE FROM 
10N125W TO 16N97W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED 
NW AND NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE BETWEEN 90W AND 122W S OF LINE FROM 
21N122W TO 12N90W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
PRIMARILY NW SWELL.

.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N138W 28N140W. W OF FRONT NW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. WITHIN 60 NM E OF FRONT N 
OF 29N SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N135W 26N140W. W OF FRONT NW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. WITHIN 60 NM E OF FRONT N OF 
28N SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N127W 21N140W. W OF FRONT WINDS 
TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. WITHIN 90 NM E OF FRONT N 
OF 26N SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID 0230 UTC WED OCT 29.
.SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 111W 
AND 114W.

.SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM OF TROUGH ALONG 110W FROM 09N 
TO 15N.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...07N77W TO 06N80W TO 10N107W TO 
10N125W TO 08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 180 NM S AND 45 NM 
N OF AXIS BETWEEN 116W AND 120W. 

$$
.FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.