000
FZPN03 KNHC 090924
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC TUE DEC 09 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE DEC 09.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED DEC 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU DEC 11.

.WARNINGS.
.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 10N TO 11N E OF 88W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO NE WINDS 
TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 12N TO 20N BETWEEN 120W AND 135W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 14N TO 20N BETWEEN 120W AND 135W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 15N TO 24N BETWEEN 124W AND 135W NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.FROM 18N TO 25N W OF 135W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS AS DESCRIBED ABOVE.

.N OF 27N E OF 120W NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 25N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 25N NW WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0300 UTC TUE DEC 09.
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 13N TO 21N BETWEEN 121W 
AND 127W AND FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 132W AND 135W.

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...06N78W TO 08N115W TO 11N125W TO 
09N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 90 NM EITHER 
SIDE OF AXIS FROM 108W TO 113W. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS STRONG 
FROM 08N TO 13N BETWEEN 121W AND 134W.

$$
.FORECASTER DGS. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.