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FZPN03 KNHC 292139
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC WED OCT 29.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU OCT 30.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI OCT 31.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 12N96W NE WINDS 
30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 13N97W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
.48 HOUR WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N96W 
N TO NE WINDS 30 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 16N94W TO 11N98W TO 12N103W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS WITHIN 120 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 11N98W TO 12N102W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS WITHIN 120 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 11N96W TO 10N101W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

.FROM 08N TO 17N W OF 124W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT 
IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 13N W OF 134W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 13N W OF 138W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL.

.N OF 09N BETWEEN 85W AND 92W S OF LINE FROM 12N92W TO 14N90W 
...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 92W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.COLD FRONT 30N138W 28N140W. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. WITHIN 60 NM E OF FRONT N OF 29N 
SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N130W 23N140W. WITHIN 90 NM OF 
FRONT N OF 28N NW WINDS...EXCEPT SW WINDS E OF FRONT...TO 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT 30N127W 24N133W 21N140W.
W OF FRONT N OF 28N SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT 
IN NW SWELL.

.TROUGH ALONG 115W FROM 08N TO 15N WITHIN 120 NM OF TROUGH E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 15N BETWEEN 
92W AND 130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 15N117W 1010 MB. WITHIN 120 NM 
NW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE 
BETWEEN 92W AND 124W S OF LINE FROM 12N92W TO 20N117W TO 13N124W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 15N120W 1010 MB. WITHIN 90 NM NW 
QUADRANT WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE BETWEEN 92W 
AND 124W S OF LINE FROM 22N124W TO 13N106W TO 13N92W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY W SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID 2115 UTC WED OCT 29.
.SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION WITHIN 180 NM W 
AND 330 NM E OF TROUGH AXIS ALONG 115W FROM 09N TO 16N.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...06N78W TO 08N87W TO 06N98W TO 
11N116W TO 08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 90 
NM S AND 60 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 115W AND 126W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE N OF AXIS E OF 85W AND WITHIN 180 NM S AND 90 NM N OF 
AXIS BETWEEN 82W AND 105W

$$
.FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.