000
FZPN03 KNHC 261515
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC FRI DEC 26 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC FRI DEC 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT DEC 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN DEC 28.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 27N E OF 130W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT PRIMARILY IN 
NW SWELL. FROM 08N TO 25N W OF 125W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT WITH NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 27N114W TO 
14N125W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 25N W OF 120W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT...HIGHEST SEAS NORTH PART IN N SWELL. N OF 
25N W OF 115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT IN NW TO N 
SWELL. N OF 25N E OF 115W AND ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 25N112W 
TO 15N112W TO 10N120W TO 05N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 25N W OF 120W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 15 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FROM 30N118W TO 
20N110W TO 15N110W TO 00N125W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29.5 SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 23N NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT SOUTH PART.

.WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N92W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.S OF 05N E OF 83W SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.S OF 05N FROM 120W TO 135W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 05N W OF 120W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC FRI DEC 26.

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...05N77W TO 06N110W TO 09N130W TO 
06N140W.
SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 07N TO 15N FROM 118W TO 124W.

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.FORECASTER LL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.