000
FZPN03 KNHC 220936
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC MON DEC 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE DEC 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED DEC 24.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 17N-27N W OF 126W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 
FT IN E WAVES. ELSEWHERE FROM 12N-28N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED E WAVES AND N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 17N-26N W OF 128W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN E WAVES. ELSEWHERE N OF 08N W OF 128W 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E WAVES. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 17N-25N W OF 135W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN MIXED E WAVES AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N 
OF 08N W OF 128W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED E 
WAVES AND NW SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 30N SW TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N W TO NW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 14N95.5W... 
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.

.FROM 10N-11N AND E OF 87W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 10.5N86W 
TO 10.5N90W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 10.5N86W 
TO 09N92W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.

.36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF PANAMA S TO 07N...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30.5N116W TO 28.5N120W TO 30N140W. 
N OF FRONT E OF 123W NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 9 FT IN 
NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 28.5N114W TO 26N124W TO 27N132W. N 
OF FRONT E OF 135W 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 NW SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0800 UTC MON DEC 22.

SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WILL CONTINUE NEXT 12 HOURS 
FROM 14N-22N BETWEEN 118W-137W. 

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...ALONG 05.5N72W 06N90W 07.5N84W 
TO 06N93W TO 08N103W TO 12N134W 08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG WILL CONTINUE NEXT 12 HOURS WITHIN 120 NM N AND 
60 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 121W-137W.  

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.