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FZPN03 KNHC 180338
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC THU DEC 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU DEC 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI DEC 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT DEC 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.LOW PRES NEAR 32N116W 1005 MB WITH COLD FRONT SE TO 30N115W
...THEN SW TO 26N117W TO 21N123W MOVING E 20 KT. NW OF FRONT NW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT 
INCLUDING GULF OF CALIFORNIA WATERS SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...EXCCEPT LESS THAN 8 FT GULF OF CALIFORNIA. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 21N W OF 118W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 
FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 24N108W TO 15N118W 
TO 14N128W. NW OF FRONT TO 22N NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN SUBSIDING N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 09N W OF 115W WINDS LESS
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. FROM 20N TO 29N E OF 120W
N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.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 11 FT IN MIXED N SWELL WITH NE WIND WAVES.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 25N W OF 121W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE WIND WAVES MIXED WITH 
SUBSIDING N SWELL TO 9 FT.

.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N88W...
INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 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 14N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF PANAMA N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.18 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.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N137W TO 27N140W. N OF 29N 
WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATING FROM 30N135W TO 26N140W. 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0315 UTC THU DEC 18.
.SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 45 NM OF 13N123W.

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...04N77W TO 06N90W TO 06N100W TO 
10N112W TO 09N125W TO 06N132W TO 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM S OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 110W AND
112W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM S OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 
112W AND 120W.

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.