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FZPN03 KNHC 230905
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC SUN NOV 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC SUN NOV 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON NOV 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE NOV 25.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 13N96W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.18 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 13N96W TO 11N98W NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 
13N96W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 97W INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.   

.WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 11N86W TO 07N91W INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 11N86W TO 
07N93W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 11N86W TO  
07N95W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 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 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT.

.N OF 28N W OF 135W SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N139W 29N140W. WITHIN 120 NM E OF 
FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N132W TO 28N140W. NW OF FRONT N 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N124W TO 20N140W. NW OF FRONT N 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.

.TROUGH 30N121W TO 26N123W. WITHIN 300 NM W OF TROUGH N WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS 8 T0 10 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N BETWEEN 
117W AND 135W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
 
.FROM 07N TO 22N W OF 128W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 03N TO 22N W OF 123W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 12N128W TO 22N121W. W OF TROUGH TO 140W 
NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. E OF TROUGH TO 112W E TO SE 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 08N126W TO 20N121W TO 25N121W. W OF 
TROUGH TO 140W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. WITHIN 300 NM E 
OF TROUGH SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.ELSEWHERE S OF 12N BETWEEN 95W AND 125W SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND S SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE S OF 13N BETWEEN 85W AND 113W
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN S SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE S OF 13N BETWEEN 90W AND 122W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN S SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0900 UTC SUN NOV 23.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS 06N78W TO 05N96W TO 
10N127W TO 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM OF 08N109W 
AND WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 08N127W TO 07N140W.

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.