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FZPN03 KNHC 241510
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC MON NOV 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON NOV 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE NOV 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED NOV 26.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.30 HOUR FORECAST 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 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 12N96W 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 13.5N96W INCLUDING 
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 
11.5N96W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 10 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 75 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 11.5N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.   
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 90 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 13.5N95W TO 10.5N100W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.  

.WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 11N86W TO 06N94W INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 11N86W TO  
08N89W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 90W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
 
.COLD FRONT 30N131W TO 24N140W. NW OF FRONT N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N126W TO 18N140W. NW OF FRONT NW 
TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST 
SEAS N OF 29N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH 30N116W TO 20N119W TO 11N140W.
NW OF TROUGH N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NW 
SWELL. 
 
.TROUGH 11N127W TO 20N123W. W OF TROUGH TO 140W FROM 09N TO 20N 
N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 10N TO 20N WITHIN 360 
NM E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 08N125W TO 23N119W. W OF TROUGH TO COLD 
FRONT E TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 09N TO 15N E OF 
TROUGH TO 113W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH ABSORBED IN FRONT TROUGH DISCUSSED 
ABOVE.

.ELSEWHERE S OF 13N BETWEEN 92W AND 115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 03N W OF 
80W S OF LINE FROM 12N92W TO 05N80W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY SW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE S OF 12N BETWEEN 92W AND 120W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
FROM 04N TO 10N BETWEEN 80W AND 92W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY SW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE S OF 10N BETWEEN 92W AND 125W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 04N TO 08N W OF 78W SE OF LINE FROM 04N92W TO 
08N83W SW TO S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY SW 
SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 1330 UTC MON NOV 24.
.SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 16N TO 18N BETWEEN 120W 
AND 125W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE 07N78W TO 06N95W TO 08N112W TO 
10N128W TO 08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 
120 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 78W AND 81W AND WITHIN 180 NM S OF AXIS 
BETWEEN 116W AND 122W.

$$
.FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.