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FZPN03 KNHC 222117
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC SAT NOV 22 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT NOV 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN NOV 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON NOV 24.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 13N97W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 13N97W 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 90 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 13N97W TO 11N103W NE WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING WITHIN 75-90 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 13N97W TO 10N102W NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 
12N97W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.   

.FROM 08N TO 13N BETWEEN 85W AND 90W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO AND FONSECA...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS GULF OF PAPAGAYO.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 11N86W TO  
08N93W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 11N86W TO  
09N91W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.FROM 07N TO 22N W OF 128W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
N OF 28N BETWEEN 122W AND 130W N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 
FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE 30N118W TO 22N125W TO 
07N125W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 18N W OF 132W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 08N TO 20N W OF 120W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 20N BETWEEN 115W AND 
128W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 17N W OF 135W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT WITH NW SWELL. 

.ELSEWHERE S OF 10N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT IN MIXED NE AND S SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE S OF 10N BETWEEN 85W AND 110W AND S 
OF 08N W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY 
IN S SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE S OF 12N BETWEEN 85W AND 105W SE TO
S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN S SWELL. S OF 08N W 
OF 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN S SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N137W TO 29N140W. NW OF FRONT NW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N126W TO 24N140W. NW OF FRONT NW 
TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT WITH NW SWELL...HIGHEST 
SEAS NEAR 30N.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 2115 UTC SAT NOV 22.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...09N83W TO 06N92W TO 10N122W TO 
07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90-120 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS 
BETWEEN 108W AND 122W...AND WITHIN 60 NM OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 
127W AND 130W.

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.FORECASTER COBB. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.