000
FZPN03 KNHC 210326
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SUN DEC 21 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN DEC 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON DEC 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE DEC 23.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 15N TO 27N BETWEEN 121W AND 132W...AND ALSO FROM 10N TO
25N W OF 132W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN E 
SWELL. 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. 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 130W NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 12N W OF
130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND E 
SWELL.

.36 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 LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 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.

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

.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.
.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.
.36 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 0315 UTC SUN DEC 21.

.SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF
A LINE FROM 16N127W TO 20N127W.

SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 45 NM OF 13N120W.

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...06N78W TO 06N92W TO 07N106W TO
10N120W TO 10N130W TO 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED 
STRONG WITHIN 120 NM S OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 130W AND 134W.
SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM N OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 122W
AND 130W.

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.