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FZPN03 KNHC 180904
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC THU DEC 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI DEC 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT DEC 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT 31N113W TO 22N119W TO 19N133W. N OF FRONT NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT 
INCLUDING GULF OF CALIFORNIA SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 
8 TO 10 FT EXCEPT LESS THAN 8 FT IN GULF OF CALIFORNIA.
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 27N110W TO 21N116W TO 
17N126W. N OF FRONT TO 20N NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
SUBSIDING N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 25N108W TO 21N115W TO 
17N121W. N OF FRONT TO 26N AND FROM 14N TO 23N W OF FRONT NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.FROM 11N TO 17N W OF 125W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN 
MIXED N SWELL AND NE WIND WAVES.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 19N W OF 126W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
9 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS AND SEAS DESCRIBED ABOVE.

.WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N88.5W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E 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 GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 30 NM OF THE COAST 
N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 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. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N W OF 135W SW TO W WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N BETWEEN 128W AND 133W SW TO WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 04N140W TO 09N122W TO 28N114W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
.ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 04N140W TO 13N117W TO 28N114W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
.ELSEWHERE FROM 08N TO 23N W OF 115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0900 UTC THU DEC 18.
.SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 45 NM OF 09N100W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N112W TO 14N115W.

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...05N77W TO 06N94W TO 07N106W TO 
10N117W TO 07N127W TO 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 07N TO 
11N BETWEEN 109W AND 122W.

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.FORECASTER COHEN/CANGIALOSI. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.