000
FZPN03 KNHC 220318
HSFEP2

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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 19N TO 25N W OF 126W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 
FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 28N W OF 120W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 18N TO 25N W OF 129W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 08N W OF 127W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 17N TO 25N W OF 129W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 08N W OF 128W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.

.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 10.5N89W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 10.5N91W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 09N92W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 28N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.12 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.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N116W TO 29N122W TO 30N130W. N OF 
FRONT E OF 120W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 27N114W TO 25N122W TO 26N128W. N OF 
FRONT W OF 120W NW TO N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 TO 12 
FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 28N E OF 120W NW WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0300 UTC MON DEC 22.

SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION FROM 14N-22N BETWEEN 129W-135W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION FROM 15N-19N 
BETWEEN 117W-124W.

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...ALONG 07N77W 06N90W 07N105W 
06N115W  12N133W 09N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION IS FROM 
10N TO 13N BETWEEN 127W AND 133W.  

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.FORECASTER FORMOSA. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.