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FZPN03 KNHC 102118
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC WED DEC 10 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED DEC 10.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU DEC 11.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI DEC 12.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N FROM 94.5W TO 96W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N95W TO 13N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 13.5N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 10N TO 20N W OF 120W AND N OF 25N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 20N W OF 125W AND N OF 20N W OF 
132W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 20N W OF 132W AND N OF 20N W OF 
135W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 25N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 28N NW WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.06 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT IN NOTED IN WARNING. N OF 13N BETWEEN 
93.5W AND 97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING. WITHIN 90 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 11N98W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING. WITHIN 90 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 10N100W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 10N E OF 91W...INCLUDING THE GULFS OF 
PAPAGAYO AND FONSECA...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 08N93W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 2100 UTC WED DEC 10.
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...06N77W TO 06N100W TO 08N120W TO 
07N140W.
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 60 NM OF 07N81W.
SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 75 NM OF 06N86W.
SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 200 NM OF 11N113.5W.

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.FORECASTER LL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.