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FZPN03 KNHC 291543
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC WED OCT 29.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU OCT 30.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI OCT 31.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 12N97W 9N101W
NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM
16N95W TO 14N96W 13N97W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
.48 HOUR WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 14N96W TO 12N99W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE
OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 11N100W TO 12N112W
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS WITHIN 210 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 09N102W TO 14N116W
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS WITHIN 120 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 10N102W TO 14N116W
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM
10N TO 16N BETWEEN 110W AND 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. 

.FROM 12N TO 18N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 09N TO 13N BETWEEN 85W AND 88W AND FROM 08N TO 13N
BETWEEN 88W AND 93W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N137W 27N140W. 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 30N132W 23N140W. W OF FRONT
NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N127W 25N130W 20N140W.
N OF 28N W OF 133W W TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT
IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.
SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID 1515 UTC WED OCT 29.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...08N79W TO 07N100W TO 12N113W
TO 09N122W TO 10N129W TO 08N140W. NUMEROUS STRONG FROM 09N TO 
12N BETWEEN 110W AND 116W AND FROM 07N TO 09N BETWEEN 122W AND 
125W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 13N TO 14N BETWEEN 107W 
AND 108W AND FROM 10N TO 11N BETWEEN 129W AND 130W.

$$
.FORECASTER MT. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.