000
FZPN03 KNHC 170338
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED DEC 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED DEC 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU DEC 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI DEC 19.

.WARNINGS.

NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 29N115W TO 25N129W TO 27N140W MOVING SSE 20 TO 
25 KT. N OF FRONT BETWEEN 126W AND 136W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT NW TO  WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N W OF 
118W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW JUST NE OF AREA NEAR 32N115W 1004 MB WITH 
COLD FRONT TO 26N116W TO 22N125W TO 19N138W. N OF FRONT E OF 
130W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL... 
SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 29N. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT TO 26N N TO NE 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 26N E OF 
FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT MOVED E OF THE AREA. NEW COLD FRONT
FROM 30N135W TO 27N140W. WITHIN 120 NM SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF FRONT TO 19N WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.

.FROM 09N TO 20N W OF 118W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 20N W OF 125W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 19N W OF 120W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W
TO 09N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 60 NM OF THE COAST N WINDS TO 20 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 14N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 60 NM OF THE COAST
N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0315 UTC WED DEC 17.
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...06N78W TO 05N90W TO 07N100W TO 
08N115W TO 10N130W TO 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED 
STRONG FROM 08N TO 13N BETWEEN 128W AND 132W. SCATTERED MODERATE
WITHIN 120 NM S OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 120W AND 124W...AND ALSO 
WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 132W AND 136W.

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.