000
FZPN03 KNHC 160256
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC TUE DEC 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC TUE DEC 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED DEC 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU DEC 18.

.WARNINGS.

NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 08.5N TO 12N E OF 94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO 
...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.FROM 08N TO 21N W OF 125W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 21N W OF 125W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 FT WITH N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 25N W OF 125W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT WITH N SWELL.

.N OF 29N BETWEEN 118W AND 135W W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT 
IN NW TO N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N BETWEEN 118W AND 138W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N FROM 125W TO 139W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT WITH N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N W OF 117W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N115W TO 23N120W. N OF 24N E OF 
FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT WITH NW SWELL. N OF 
24N W OF FRONT TO 130W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 
FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 08N W OF 117W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS N OF 25N.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0230 UTC TUE DEC 16.
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...03N78W TO 07N105W TO 08N125W TO 
06N140W.
SCATTERED MODERATE ALONG THE AXIS FROM 98W TO 128W.

$$
.FORECASTER LL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.