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FZPN03 KNHC 250325
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC TUE NOV 25 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE NOV 25.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED NOV 26.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU NOV 27.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.18 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.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC 
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 90 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 12N97W TO 11N100W N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.   
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 
12N97W TO 11N99W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.   
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 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 30N127W TO 21N140W. 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 FROM LOW PRES 1009 MB NEAR 30N125W 
TO 21N130W TO 19N140W. OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 300 NM SW 
QUADRANT OF LOW NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14
FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH 30N118W TO 20N121W TO 09N132W. 
FROM 10N TO 20N W OF FRONTAL TROUGH NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONTAL TROUGH WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS
8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. 
 
.TROUGH FROM LOW PRES 1011 MB NEAR 20N125W TO 10N127W. 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 FROM LOW PRES 1012 MB NEAR 25N118W TO 
10N125W. 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 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DESCRIBED 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 0315 UTC TUE NOV 25.

.SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 25N119W 
TO 20N123W. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE 08N82W TO 06N93W TO 10N127W TO 
07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 06N TO PANAMA E OF 
82W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM OF AXIS 
BETWEEN 113W AND 125W.

$$
.FORECASTER COBB. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.