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FZPN03 KNHC 240949 CCA
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC WED DEC 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU DEC 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI DEC 26.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...

.06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 35N126W TO 30N129W TO 28N132W 
TO 28N140W...W OF COLD FRONT...W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 34N124W TO 30N125W TO 26N130W TO 
24N140W...W OF COLD FRONT AND N OF 27N...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...GALE CONDITIONS N OF AREA.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 34N124W TO 30N125W TO 26N130W TO 
24N140W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING ABOVE...W OF COLD FRONT AND 
S OF 27N...AND WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT N OF 27N...WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 33N120W TO 30N118.5W TO 27N120W TO 
22N135W. WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT AND N OF 26N...SW TO S WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT N OF 28N 
SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT BECOMING DIFFUSE ALONG W CENTRAL COAST 
OF BAJA CALIFORNIA TO 20N130W. W OF FRONTAL REMNANTS AND N OF 
26N...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE W OF FRONTAL REMNANTS SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.

.FROM 14N TO 20N W OF 125W AND FROM 17N TO 26N W OF 134W...NE TO 
E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE WAVES.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 14N TO 20N W OF 132W...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT IN NE WAVES.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 15N TO 25N W OF 130W...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL.

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

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 90W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09.5N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0900 UTC WED DEC 24.
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...05N77W TO 03N81W TO 06N89W TO  
05N99W TO 10N115W TO 09N123W TO 11N135W TO 09N140W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE AND ISOLATED STRONG WILL CONTINUE NEXT 12 HOURS FROM 
06N TO 15N BETWEEN 140W AND 120W. SCATTERED MODERATE WILL OCCUR 
NEXT 12 HOURS WITHIN 200 NM OF 08N115W. ISOLATED MODERATE WILL 
CONTINUE 120 NM OF LINE 12N115W TO 19N109W.

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.