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FZPN03 KNHC 111542 AAA
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 55 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 14N 
FROM 94W TO 95.5W N TO NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N FROM 94W TO 95W N TO NE WINDS 40 TO 
45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W 
N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 13.5N96W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 
FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT IN NOTED IN WARNING...N OF 13.5N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W N 
TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE 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 WARNING...WITHIN 120 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 12N96.5W TO 11N99W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 150 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 12N96.5W TO 10N101W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST N.

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

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 23N NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 04N TO 06N BETWEEN 87W AND 97W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 91W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
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 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 1430 UTC THU DEC 11.

.NUMEROUS STRONG CONVECTION WITHIN 60 NM OF 08.5N105W.

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...06N77W TO 05N94W TO 09N103W TO 
10N120W TO 07N140W. NUMEROUS STRONG CONVECTION N OF 05N AND E OF 
83W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION WITHIN 90 NM 
S AND BETWEEN 120 AND 240 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 114W AND 123W.

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING/KIMBERLAIN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.