000
FZPN03 KNHC 170905
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC WED DEC 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU DEC 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI DEC 19.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.06 HOUR FORECAST LOW N OF AREA. N OF 28N E OF 120W SW WINDS 25 
TO 35 KT...INCLUDING GULF OF CALIFORNIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT W OF 
BAJA OF CALIFORNIA.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.DEVELOPING COLD FRONT FROM 31N120W TO 25N130W TO 28N139W. N OF 
FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT WITH N SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...N OF FRONT N 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT WITH N SWELL. WITHIN 180 NM 
S OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT TO 29N112W TO 22N116W TO 17N133W. N 
OF FRONT E OF 127W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT 
WITH N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
9 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 25N108W TO 18N117W 
TO 14N129W. WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS DESCRIBED BELOW.

.FROM 06N TO 23N W OF 125W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT 
WITH N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 18N W OF 129W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT WITH N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 18N W OF 124W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT WITH N SWELL.

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 89W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.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 13.5N95W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 60 NM OF THE COAST 
NW TO N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N132W TO 26N135W. WITHIN 120 
NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 08N140W TO 16N114W TO 30N117W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT WITH N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 03N140W TO 09N120W 
TO 30N116W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT WITH N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 03N140W TO 14N115W 
TO 30N116W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT WITH N SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0900 UTC WED DEC 17.
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...05N77W TO 05N92W TO 07N107W TO 
08N118W TO 09N125W TO 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 08N TO 
13N BETWEEN 106W AND 111W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 06N TO 15N 
BETWEEN 116W AND 134W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 
90 NM S OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 137W AND 146W.

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