000
FZPN03 KNHC 252135
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC THU DEC 25.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI DEC 26.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT DEC 27.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 28N BETWEEN 120W AND 125W NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT 
IN NW SWELL. FROM 13N TO 25N W OF 135W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 30N118W 
TO 22N127W TO 23N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN 
N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N E OF 120W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 12 FT. FROM 10N TO 26N W OF 125W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 27N115W TO 09N135W TO 07N140W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 26N W OF 135W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 26N112W TO 20N111W TO 
07N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF 20N AND 12 
TO 16 FT IN N SWELL. 

.S OF 06N BETWEEN 115W AND 130W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 24N NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.FROM 09N TO 12N FROM 86W TO 90W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 12N BETWEEN 86W AND 93W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N BETWEEN 86W AND 98W E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 FT.

.S OF 04N E OF 82W SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 1800 UTC THU DEC 25.

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...05N77W TO 04N80W TO 09N122W TO 
05N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 45 NM OF AXIS BETWEEN 79W TO 
82W. 

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.