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FZPN03 KNHC 242124
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC MON NOV 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE NOV 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED NOV 26.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 13N96W 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 12N97W INCLUDING 
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 75 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 12N97W TO 11N100W N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.   
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60-75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N94.5W 
TO 12N97W TO 11N100W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT.  

.FROM 08N TO 12N BETWEEN 86W AND 90W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 12N E OF 92W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
 
.COLD FRONT 30N129W TO 23N140W. NW OF FRONT N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 9 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST 
SEAS ALONG 30N. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N123W TO 22N130W TO 19N140W. NW 
OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS N OF 27N W OF 130W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH 30N116W TO 20N118W TO 10N140W. 
FROM 10N TO 18N W OF FRONTAL TROUGH NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONTAL TROUGH WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS
8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. 
 
.TROUGH 11N126W TO 22N123W. FROM 10N TO 20N W OF TROUGH TO 140W 
N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 15N TO 22N WITHIN 240 
NM E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 10N125W TO 23N118W. W OF TROUGH TO COLD 
FRONT E TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 18N TO 23N E OF 
TROUGH TO 115W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH ABSORBED IN FRONT TROUGH DISCUSSED 
ABOVE.

.ELSEWHERE S OF 13N BETWEEN 90W AND 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 03N TO 10N E 
OF 90W S TO SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE S OF 10N BETWEEN 92W AND 120W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
FROM 04N TO 10N E OF 92W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW 
SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE S OF 10N BETWEEN 95W AND 125W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 04N TO 10N E OF 90W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT IN SW SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 2115 UTC MON NOV 24.

.SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 20N123W 
TO 23N120W AND WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE 15N117W TO 16.5N123W. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE 09N78W TO 07N105W TO 09N120W TO 
07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 06N TO PANAMA E OF 
82W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM OF AXIS 
BETWEEN 110W AND 125W.

$$
.FORECASTER COBB. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.