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FZPN03 KNHC 131503
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC SAT DEC 13.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN DEC 14.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 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 9 TO 13 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 
FROM 16N95W TO 13N96.5W TO 10N100W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 13N96.5W TO 10N100W 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 11.5N87W TO 07N94.5W 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 EAST OF 103W
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM ON EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM
10.5N86W TO 10N90W NE WINDS 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 124W
NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N W OF 119W
NW TO N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N BETWEEN 116W AND 133W
NW TO N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 24N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NW AND N SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 1430 UTC SAT DEC 13.
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...06N77W TO 07N88W TO 07N113W
TO 12N127W TO 08140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN
A 30 NM RADIUS OF 09N110W...FROM 05N TO 06N BETWEEN 89W AND 
90W...FROM 11N TO 12N BETWEEN 115W AND 117W...AND FROM 10N
TO 11N BETWEEN 132W AND 133W.

$$
.FORECASTER MT. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.