000
FZPN03 KNHC 041539
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC THU DEC 04 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU DEC 04.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI DEC 05.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT DEC 06.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.18 HOUR FORECAST  WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WIND TO 35 KT.  SEAS 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST  WIND LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 10N TO 12N BETWEEN 86W AND 89W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE WIND 20 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 09N TO 12N BETWEEN 86W AND 90W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 09N TO 12N BETWEEN 86W AND 91W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT.

.N OF 06N W OF 120W  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 11 FT IN NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST NW PART.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  W OF LINE FROM 30N118W TO 00N135W  WIND LESS 
THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.  S OF 08N FROM 93W TO 
126W  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  W OF LINE FROM 30N130W TO 15N140W  WIND LESS 
THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS NW PART. 
S OF 10N FROM 97W TO 132W  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 8 FT IN 
NW SWELL.  

.12 HOUR FORECAST  GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST
N WIND 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 60 NM OF 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N96W  N TO NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST  WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 
11N100W  N TO NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 
13N97W  N TO NE WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 9 FT.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 1315 UTC THU DEC 04.
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...07N78W TO 06N100W TO 09N116W TO 
09N130W TO 07N140W.  SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM OF AXIS E OF
86W AND WITHIN 90 NM N OF AXIS FROM 93W TO 101W.  SCATTERED 
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 90 NM OF 08N130W.

$$
.FORECASTER WALLY BARNES. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.