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FZPN03 KNHC 172119
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC WED DEC 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU DEC 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI DEC 19.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.LOW PRES NEAR 32N116W 1005 MB WITH COLD FRONT TO 26N120W TO 
21N129W MOVING E 20 KT. N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. N OF 26N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 21N W OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 25N108W TO 15N118W.
WITHIN 180 NM NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN
SUBSIDING N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. FROM 20N TO 25N E OF 121W
NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.

.FROM 10N TO 25N W OF 125W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT 
IN MIXED N SWELL AND NE WAVES.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 20N W OF 118W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED N SWELL AND NE WAVES.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 20N W OF 121W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED N SWELL AND NE WAVES.

.FROM 05N TO 09N E OF 81W...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 89W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W
TO 10N89W TO 09N93W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.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 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.

.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT ENTERING NW CORNER OF AREA. N OF 29N
W OF 136W SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING FRONT FROM 30N134W TO 26N140W. NW OF
FRONT NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 2115 UTC WED DEC 17.
.SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 110W AND 112W.

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...04N77W TO 06N87W TO 06N100W TO 
10N110W TO 10N125W TO 06N134W TO 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM N OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 123W AND 
126W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 113W 
AND 116W.

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.