000
FZPN03 KNHC 271526
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC SAT DEC 27.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN DEC 28.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON DEC 29.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 11N TO 27N W OF 123W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 
FT IN MIXED NW TO N SWELL AND NE TO E WIND WAVES...SEAS HIGHEST 
N OF 25N. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 08N140W TO 11N130W TO 
21N110W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT NEAR BAJA CALIFORNIA COASTS 
AND S OF 27N...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW TO N 
SWELL S OF 25N...AND 10 TO 18 FT IN NW TO N SWELL N OF 25N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW 
TO N SWELL. FROM 11N TO 26N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 14 FT PRIMARILY IN NW TO N SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE 
FROM 10N140W TO 10N130W TO 20N108W N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
9 TO 14 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 21N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NW TO N SWELL AND NE WIND WAVES. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 12N TO 20N W OF 120W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 
TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 00N132W TO 
07N114W TO 19N106W TO LINE FROM 30N125W TO 27N140W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.

.S OF 06N W OF 120W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 06N W OF 120W SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT IN MIXED NW SWELL AND SE WIND WAVE. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE 
FROM 01N140W TO 05N120W TO 19N107W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 23N MAINLY N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. S OF 
26N SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 26N SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 23N NW TO N WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 10.5N85.5W TO 10N89W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF 11N BETWEEN 85.5W 
AND 90W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 
10.5N85.5W TO 10.5N89W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.E OF 81W AND N OF 06N...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...NW TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.S OF 05N E OF 85W SW TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 05N E OF 87W SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 05S E OF 85W SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 1430 UTC SAT DEC 27.

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...06.5N78W TO 08N85W TO 06N91W TO 
08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO CONTINUE NEXT 12 HOURS WITHIN 90 
NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 78W AND 84W. NUMEROUS MODERATE ISOLATED 
STRONG WILL CONTINUE NEXT 12 HOURS WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF 
AXIS FROM 122W TO 140W. ISOLATED MODERATE TO PERSIST WITHIN 45 
NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 17.5N109W TO 12.5N 124W.

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.