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FZPN03 KNHC 191535
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC FRI DEC 19 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC FRI DEC 19.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT DEC 20.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN DEC 21.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.STATIONARY FRONT FROM 26N109W TO 22N112W TO 19N122W TO 16N128W. 
WITHIN 360 NM NW OF FRONT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN N TO NW SWELL AND NE WIND WAVES.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT 24N107W TO 
20N113W TO 16N120W TO 12N129W. N OF FRONT TO 25N AND W OF FRONT 
FROM 12N TO 23N NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL 
AND NE WIND WAVES.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT 24N107W TO 
19N120W TO 15N127W. N OF FRONT TO 26N AND W OF FRONT FROM 16N TO 
26N NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE WIND WAVES.

.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N94.5W TO 
13N95W...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 14N95.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 9N TO 11N E OF 93W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 12N E OF 93W...INCLUDING GULF
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.GULF OF PANAMA S TO 07N...N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.COLD FRONT JUST ENTERING FAR NW CORNER ALONG 30N133W TO
28N136W TO 28N140W. NW OF FRONT W TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS
TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING FRONT FROM 30N133W 28N136W TO 
26N140W. NW OF FRONT NE WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. 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 1400 UTC FRI DEC 19.
.SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WILL PERSIST 
NEXT 12 HOURS FROM 12N TO 16N BETWEEN 112W AND 128W...MOST 
NUMEROUS WITHIN 90 NM OF 14N119W.

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...06N77W TO 07N85W TO 07N90W TO 
07N101W TO 10N118W TO 09N126W TO 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG TO CONTINUE NEXT 12 HOURS WITHIN 90 NM OF AXIS 
BETWEEN 108W AND 127W...BETWEEN 106W AND 91W...AND ALONG 
COLUMBIA COASTLINE TO 07N.  

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.