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FZPN03 KNHC 290924
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC MON DEC 29 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC MON DEC 29.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE DEC 30.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED DEC 31.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 
16.5N94.5W TO 14N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 
16.5N94.5W TO 14N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16.5N94.5W TO 14N96W 
...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 60 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16.5N94.5W TO 11.5N98.5W...INCLUDING 
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 
16.5N94.5W TO 13N97W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16.5N94.5W TO 11N100W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 
16.5N94.5W TO 13N96.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N 
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...HIGHEST N PART. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.FROM 11N TO 21N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 
14 FT IN MIXED NW TO N SWELL AND NE WIND WAVES. FROM 14N TO 19N 
BETWEEN 115W AND 120W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT PRIMARILY 
IN NW SWELL. FROM 17N TO 21N BETWEEN 105W AND 109W NW TO N WINDS 
TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 18N106W TO 
00N123W TO LINE FROM 30N125W TO 28N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NW TO N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF LINE FROM 27N140W TO 19N119W TO 12N NE TO 
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 
09N102W TO 00N113W TO 25N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NW TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF LINE FROM 26N140W TO 19N122W TO 12N NE TO 
E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW SWELL AND NE WIND 
WAVES. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 08N105W TO 00N110W TO 20N WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N BETWEEN 121W AND 129W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N BETWEEN 126W AND 130W NE WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W OF 121W 
WINDS WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SES 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.

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

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 89W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 90W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE 
FROM 07N TO 11N BETWEEN 90W AND 100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 
10.5N85.5W TO 10.5N88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO 
E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 08N TO 12N BETWEEN 
90W AND 105W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE TO E 
SWELL.

.LOW 1009 MB NEAR 05N79.5W NEARLY STATIONARY. WITHIN 180 NM S 
SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 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 0900 UTC MON DEC 29.

.SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 13N TO 18N BETWEEN 108W AND 117W.

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...05N77W TO 08N85W TO 06N9100W TO 
06N110W TO 10N128W TO 10N140W. ISOLATED MODERATE CONVECTION 
WITHIN 60 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 78W AND 79W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
CONVECTION WITHIN 90 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 122W AND 125W. 
ISOLATED MODERATE CONVECTION WITHIN 90 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 138W 
AND 140W.

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.FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.