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FZPN03 KNHC 202115
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC SAT DEC 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT DEC 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN DEC 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON DEC 22.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 14N TO 28N BETWEEN 121W AND 130W...AND ALSO FROM 08N TO 
22N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. N OF
18N BETWEEN 114W AND 121W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 09N W OF 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 16N TO 26N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL. FROM 24N TO 28N E OF 125W N 
TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF
A LINE FROM 10N140W TO 15N130W TO 20N121W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 19N TO 26N W OF 128W NE TO E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST W OF 135W.
ELSEWHERE NW OF A LINE FROM 12N140W TO 15N130W TO 20N124W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.

.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16.5N94.5W TO 15.5N95W 
...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 120 NM OF COAST
N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 14N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 10.5N86W TO 10N90W...
INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W
TO 10N88W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W
TO 10N89W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 09N79W TO 06N79W...
INCLUDING 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.

.N OF 26N WITHIN 270 NM W OF BAJA CALIFORNIA COAST NW TO N WINDS 
TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 28N NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.42 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 SAT DEC 20.

.SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 15N TO 19N BETWEEN 121W
AND 125W.

SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 30 NM OF A LINE FROM 17N129W TO 
20N129W.

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...05N78W TO 07N86W TO 05N95W TO 
08N110W TO 10N117W TO 10N126W TO 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE
ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM S OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 126W AND 
132W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF THE AXIS
BETWEEN 120W AND 122W.

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.