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FZPN03 KNHC 260856
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC WED NOV 26 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED NOV 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU NOV 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI NOV 28.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 12N97W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 
16N94.5W TO 11N98W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 97W N WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.TROUGH 09N84W TO 07N89W. N OF 09N E OF 88W INCLUDING GULF OF 
FONSECA AND GULF OF PAPAGAYO...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT. WITHIN 420 NM SE OF TROUGH SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES 07N87W 1009 MB WITH TROUGH NE TO 
10N84W AND TROUGH SW TO 03N91W. WITHIN 300 NM N SEMICIRCLE OF 
LOW INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT. S OF 07N E OF LOW AND TROUGH SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN SW SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES 05N90W 1010 MB WITH TROUGH NE TO 
09N84W. WITHIN 180 NM NW OF LOW AND TROUGH INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. S OF 07N E OF 
LOW AND TROUGH SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.  

.WITHIN 300 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 11N98W TO 00N115W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND S SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 11N BETWEEN 92W AND TO 112W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND S SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FRONTAL TROUGH 30N119W TO 20N123W TO 18N140W. N OF 22N W OF 
125W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 22N 
W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF 
TROUGH WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH 30N114W TO 20N115W TO 07N140W. 
FROM 09N TO 22N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF TROUGH WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DIFFUSE. FROM 09N TO 22N W OF 125W NE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 
09N W OF 115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY 
IN N SWELL. S OF 09N W OF 125W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT IN N SWELL.  

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0845 UTC WED NOV 26.

ISOLATED MODERATE AND STRONG FROM 12N TO 20N BETWEEN 115W AND 
125W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS 09N84W TO 05N91W TO 07N115W 
TO 10N127W TO 08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 
45 NM OF 07.5N83.5W AND WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 07N111W 
TO 09N128W.

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.FORECASTER NELSON. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.