000
FZPN03 KNHC 300318
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC THU OCT 30 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU OCT 30.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI OCT 31.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT NOV 01.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 13N97W NE 
WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W 
TO 14N95.5W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
.48 HOUR WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 
14N95.5W 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 11N103W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS WITHIN 90 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N94W TO 12N98W TO 11N102W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS WITHIN 90 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N94W TO 12N97W TO 10N101W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.

.FROM 08N TO 16N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT 
IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 92W TO LINE FROM 09N87W TO 11N85W 
...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 92W TO LINE FROM 09N87W 
TO 11N85W ...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 92W TO LINE FROM 09N87W 
TO 11N85W ...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.COLD FRONT 30N136W 27N140W. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. WITHIN 60 NM E OF FRONT N OF 29N SW 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N129W 25N133W 22N140W. WITHIN 90 
NM E OF FRONT N OF 27N SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. 
W OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING FRONT 30N130W 21N140W. W OF FRONT 
N OF 28N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW 
SWELL.

.N OF 10N S OF LINE FROM 10N119W TO 18N119W TO 10N106W E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE BETWEEN 92W AND 122W S 
OF LINE FROM 18N122W TO 18N110W TO 10N92W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 13N S OF LINE FROM 13N120W TO 18N120W TO 
13N110W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE BETWEEN 
92W AND 123W S OF LINE FROM 18N123W TO 18N115W TO 10N92W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN PRIMARILY W SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 16N TO 20N BETWEEN 118W AND 123W E WINDS 
TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE BETWEEN 92W AND 125W S OF 
LINE FROM 23N125W TO 23N115W TO 13N115W TO 13N92W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN PRIMARILY SW SWELL.

.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 24N TO 28N NW TO N 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID 0200 UTC THU OCT 30.
.NUMEROUS MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 09N TO 15N BETWEEN 114W 
AND 119W.

.SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM W AND 240 NM E OF TROUGH ALONG 
112W FROM 12N TO 18N.

.SCATTERED MODERATE N OF 28N BETWEEN 130W AND 135W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...06N79W TO 07N90W TO 06N100W TO 
11N113W TO 08N140W. NUMEROUS MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 
120 NM S AND 45 NM N OF AXIS FROM 125W TO 128W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM OF AXIS FROM 132W TO 135W...WITHIN 90 NM 
OF AXIS FROM 98W TO 105W...AND WITHIN 120 NM S AND 45 NM N OF 
AXIS FROM 86W TO 93W.

$$
.FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.