000
FZPN03 KNHC 281538
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC SUN DEC 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON DEC 29.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE DEC 30.

.WARNINGS.

.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 
16.5N94.5W TO 15N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 
16.5N94.5W TO 14N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N 
TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 10N TO 26N W OF 118W...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 15 FT IN MIXED NW TO N SWELL AND NE TO E WIND WAVES. 
ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE 17N109W TO 07N120W TO 07N140W...NE TO E 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT IN N SWELL...AND N OF 26N SEAS 
8 TO 13 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 23N W OF 115W...NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 16N106W TO 
00N123W TO LINE FROM 30N128W TO 28N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL...EXCEPT MIXED NW AND NE SWELL 
W OF 130W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 21N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF 
LINE FROM 10N102W TO 00N113W TO 21N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.

.S OF 08N W OF 120W SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW 
AND SE SWELL...HIGHEST W PART.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH ABOVE SECTION.

.FROM 118W TO BAJA CALIFORNIA COAST AND BETWEEN 29N AND 25N N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 22N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT S OF 28N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 22N NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT S OF 26N.
.36 HOUR FORECAST NW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NW WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 60 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16.5N94.5W TO 15N95W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 60 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16.5N94.5W TO 12N97W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 60 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16.5N94.5W TO 11.5N98W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...HIGHEST N. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.

.WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 12N86.5W TO 10N90W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 11N85.5W TO 10.5N90W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 10.5N85.5W TO 10.5N91W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT.

.LOW 1008 MB NEAR 05.5N79.5W NEARLY STATIONARY. WITHIN 150 NM OF 
LOW...WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 06N 
E OF 80W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 1009 MB NEAR 05N79W. WITHIN 120 NM N 
SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. WITHIN 
180 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 06N E OF 80W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES 1009 MB NEAR 05N79W. WITHIN 120 NM OF 
LOW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.FROM 06N TO 11N BETWEEN 92W AND 102W...NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 10N BETWEEN 92W AND 101W...NE TO E 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC SUN DEC 28.

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...08.5N83.5W TO 06N97W TO 09110W 
TO 08N126W TO 09N140W. NUMEROUS MODERATE AND ISOLATED STRONG 
CONVECTION TO CONTINUE WITH 120 NM OF 1008 MB LOW OFF COLUMBIA 
COAST NEXT 24 HOURS AS LOW DRIFTS SW. ISOLATED MODERATE 
CONVECTION WITHIN 120 NM OF AXIS BETWEEN 88W AND 104W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE CONVECTION BETWEEN 180 NM S AND 300 NM N OF AXIS 
BETWEEN 118W AND 140W.

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.