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FZPN03 KNHC 130917
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC SAT DEC 13 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT DEC 13.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN DEC 14.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON DEC 15.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95.5W TO 
13N96.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 
TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 
FROM 16N95W TO 11N100W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 11N99W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 08N95W AND 
ELSEWHERE N OF 11N E OF 91W...INCLUDING THE GULFS OF FONSECA AND 
PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 08N97W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 12N BETWEEN 89W AND 
103W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N88W NE 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 05N TO 10N BETWEEN 96W 
AND 103W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.

.N OF 07N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N W OF 130W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 14N TO 20N W OF 125W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.

.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N BETWEEN 120W AND 130W NW TO N WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N E OF 130W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N BETWEEN 122W AND 128W NW WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N E OF 136W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NW AND N SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0900 UTC SAT DEC 13.
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...06N77W TO 05N98W TO 09N110W TO 
11N120W TO 08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 150 NM N 
OF AXIS BETWEEN 86W AND 90W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 300 NM N 
OF AXIS BETWEEN 118W AND 122W. 

$$
.FORECASTER CANGIALOSI. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.