000
FZPN03 KNHC 280316
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SUN DEC 28 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN DEC 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON DEC 29.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE DEC 30.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 11N TO 26N W OF 115W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 
FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE 23N110W TO 07N125W TO 
07N140W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN N SWELL N OF 
26N...AND 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL ELSEWHERE.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 22N W OF 115W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 07N W OF 110W WINDS LESS 
THAN 2O KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 25N W OF 120W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 22N W OF 110W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY N SWELL.

.S OF 07N W OF 120W SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED 
SW AND N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS AS DESCRIBED ABOVE.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 23N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC 30 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 
96W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE 
OF LINE 16N95W TO 12N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.GULF OF PAPAGAYO WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 11N86W TO 
08N94W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF PAPAGAYO WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE 11N86W 
TO 09N95W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF PAPAGAYO WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE 11N86W 
TO 08N99W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.N OF 06N E OF 80W...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 03N TO 06N E OF 82W S TO SW WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 06N E OF 80W N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT. FROM 03N TO 06N E OF 80W S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0300 UTC SUN DEC 28.

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...06N77W TO 07N85W TO 05N95W TO 
09112W TO 09N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM S OF AXIS 
BETWEEN 125W AND 130W. 

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.