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FZPN03 KNHC 282116
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SUN DEC 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON DEC 29.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE DEC 30.

.WARNINGS.

.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14.5N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 25 
TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 13.5N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 60 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N98W...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 16N95W TO 11N99W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.

.FROM 10N TO 26N W OF 114W...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 14 FT IN MIXED NW TO N SWELL AND NE TO E WIND WAVES. 
ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE 20N107W TO 06N120W TO 02N140W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 24N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NW TO N SWELL AND NE TO E WIND 
WAVES. ELSEWHERE S OF 24N W OF 106W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 14N TO 25N W OF 127W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW TO N SWELL AND NE TO E WIND 
WAVES. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N120W TO 10N105W TO 00N110W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 

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

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 91W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 09N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.LOW 1009 MB NEAR 06N79.5W NEARLY STATIONARY. WITHIN 180 NM OF 
LOW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 1009 MB NEAR 05N79W. WITHIN 180 NM N 
SEMICIRCLE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. WITHIN 180 NM S 
SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES 1009 MB NEAR 05N80W. WITHIN 120 NM OF 
LOW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.FROM 06N TO 11N BETWEEN 91W AND 100W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 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 2100 UTC SUN DEC 28.

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...08N82W TO 05N98W TO 08N112W TO 
07N130W TO 09N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 45 NM OF AXIS 
BETWEEN 93W AND 96W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 180 NM N OF AXIS 
BETWEEN 118W AND 133W.

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.FORECASTER CANGIALOSI. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.