000
FZPN03 KNHC 240258
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED DEC 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED DEC 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU DEC 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI DEC 26.

.WARNINGS.

NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 14N TO 20N W OF 125W AND FROM 20N TO 25N W OF 135W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 15N TO 20N W OF 135W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 15N TO 25N W OF 130W W OF 130W NE WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.

.N OF 27N BETWEEN 120W AND 130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N130W 25N135W. N OF 28N W OF 
FRONT NE TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N123W TO 25N128W. N OF 27 WITHIN 
240 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. W OF FRONT 
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT E OF AREA. NW OF LINE 30N116W 
25N122W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL.

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 90W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 4

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0300 UTC WED DEC 24.
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...03N78W TO 08N105W TO 08N120W TO 
09N130W TO 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 
100 NM S OF AXIS FROM 116W TO 118W AND WITHIN 120 NM N OF AXIS 
FROM 125W TO 128W.

$$
.FORECASTER DGS. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.