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FZPN03 KNHC 121450
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC FRI DEC 12 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI DEC 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT DEC 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN DEC 14.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W N TO NE WINDS 30 
TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE 
OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 13N96W TO 11N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 11N99W NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.N OF 09N E OF 91W...INCLUDING THE GULFS OF FONSECA AND 
PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 08N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 09N93W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE 
FROM 04N TO 12N BETWEEN 90W AND 107W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT.

.FROM 11N TO 24N W OF 123W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 
FT IN E SWELL. N OF 24N W OF 130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 
10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 11N W OF 132W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 14N TO 26N W OF 132W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL.

.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N118W TO 29N123W TO 30N131W. N OF 
FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 10 FT IN N 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N115W TO 28N120W TO 29N128W. N OF 
FRONT E OF 122W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT INN 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT IN N SWELL. 

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

.CONVECTION VALID 1400 UTC FRI DEC 12.
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...05N77W TO 05N80W TO 07N87W TO 
07N93W TO 06N103W TO 11N115W TO 12N124W TO 07N140W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 150 NM ALONG AND N OF AXIS E BETWEEN 
105W AND S AMERICAN COAST. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS STRONG FROM 08N 
TO 15N BETWEEN 112W AND 125W ASSOCIATED WITH TWO WESTWARD MOVING 
PERTURBATIONS ALONG THE ITCZ. SCATTERED STRONG WITHIN 240 NM OF 
08N134W ALSO ASSOCIATED WITH A WESTWARD MOVING EASTERLY WAVE.

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.