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FZPN03 KNHC 111402 AAA
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1405 UTC THU DEC 11 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 11.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI DEC 12.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT DEC 13.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.N OF 15N FROM 94W TO 95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N 
TO NE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS TO 12 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 14N 
BETWEEN 94W AND 95.5W N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W N TO NE WINDS 30 
TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 14N96W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT IN NOTED IN WARNINGS N OF 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 97W N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS WITHIN 90 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 12N96W TO 11N99W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS WITHIN 90 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 12N95W TO 10N101W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.FROM 11N TO 20N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 12N W OF 135W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 25N NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.30 HOUR FORECAST FROM  09N TO 12N E OF 91W...INCLUDING THE 
GULFS OF PAPAGAYO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 08N95W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0830 UTC THU DEC 11.
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...08N79W TO 06N95W TO 10N115W TO 
07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN1260 NM S OF 
AXIS FROM 80W TO 90W AND WITHIN 90 NM S OF AXIS FROM 111W TO 
113W.

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING/KIMBERLAIN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.