000
FZPN03 KNHC 160935
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC TUE DEC 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED DEC 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU DEC 18.

.WARNINGS.

NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 90W...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 07N TO 21N W OF 120W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 8N TO 18N W OF 127W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 19N W OF 124W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.N OF 29N E OF 136W W TO NW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN 
NW TO N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N BETWEEN 117W AND 137W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N BETWEEN 120W TO 137W NW WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT WITH N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N W OF 
117W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N113W TO 20N125W. N OF 26N 
BETWEEN FRONT AND 118W W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT WITH 
NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 27N114W TO 09N117W TO 
06N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL... 
HIGHEST SEAS N OF 20N.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0815 UTC TUE DEC 16.
.SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM OF 14.5N118.5W.

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...05N77W TO 08N105W TO 09N125W TO 
06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF THE 
AXIS BETWEEN 77W AND 81W AND BETWEEN 97W AND 130W.

$$
.FORECASTER COHEN/CANGIALOSI. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.