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FZPN03 KNHC 182134
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC THU DEC 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI DEC 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT DEC 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 26N110W TO 22N114W TO 20N122W. N OF 
FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 22N105W TO
17N117W TO 14N122W. N OF TROUGH TO 23N NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN SUBSIDING N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 18N BETWEEN 117W AND 125W N TO NE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.FROM 09N TO 21N W OF 119W 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 122W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN MIXED N SWELL AND NE WIND WAVES.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 15N TO 26N W OF 125W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95.5W TO 14N96W...
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 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 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N90W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 93W...INCLUDING GULF OF
PANAMA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 90W...INCLUDING GULF
OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.GULF OF PANAMA N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.COLD FRONT ENTERING THE NW CORNER. N OF 29N W OF 136W SW WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING FRONT FROM 30N135W TO 26N140W. NW OF 
FRONT NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST 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 2115 UTC THU DEC 18.
.SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 30 NM OF A LINE FROM 12N124W TO 
13N123W...AND ALSO S OF THE AXIS WITHIN 30 NM OF 08N110W.

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...05N78W TO 05N90W TO 05N100W
TO 07N110W TO 08N121W TO 06N131W TO 05N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
WITHIN 120 NM S OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 112W AND 117W.

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.