000
FZPN03 KNHC 270339
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SAT DEC 27 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT DEC 27.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN DEC 28.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON DEC 29.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 26N112W TO 23N130W. N OF FRONT E OF 120W NW TO 
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 
23N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT IN N SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE 25N112W TO 09N132W TO 07N140W NW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 
FT IN N SWELL. FROM 11N TO 26N W OF 115W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 23N110W TO 12N116W TO 
08N128W TO 07N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 21N W OF 115W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
1O TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE 23N110W TO 09N112W 
TO 07N 140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL.

.S OF 05N W OF 120W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 06N W OF 120W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 28N SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29N NW TO N WINDS TO 
25 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 23N TO 29N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 23N NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 25 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 85W SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 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 0000 UTC SAT DEC 27.

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...07N78W TO 05N82W TO 08N125W TO 
06N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION NOTED.

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.