000 FZPN03 KNHC 250337 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0430 UTC THU DEC 25 2008 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 THU DEC 25. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI DEC 26. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT DEC 27. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .COLD FRONT FROM 31N121W TO 26N125W TO 24N135W. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. N OF 28N WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 21N BETWEEN 115W AND 128W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 22N W OF 118W N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN N SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 26N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 27N E OF 120W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 25N112W TO 12N127W TO 10N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL. .FROM 14N TO 20N W OF 135W NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 13N TO 23N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS AS DESCRIBED ABOVE. .FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 92W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .18 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29N SW TO W WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 28N W TO NW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .CONVECTION VALID 0000 UTC THU DEC 25. INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...06N77W TO 05N80W TO 06N118W TO 10N118W TO 06N130W TO 08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 78W AND 80W. $$ .FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.