000
FZPN03 KNHC 291517
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC MON DEC 29.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE DEC 30.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED DEC 31.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 
16.5N94.5W TO 13N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 
16.5N94.5W TO 13N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16.5N94.5W TO 12N96.5W 
...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS SECTION...WITHIN 
60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16.5N94.5W TO 11N98W...INCLUDING 
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS SECTION...WITHIN 
60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16.5N94.5W TO 12N96W TO 
11N100W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 
16.5N94.5W TO 12N96.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N 
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16.5N94.5W TO 12N96.5W TO 
11N100W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 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. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.FROM 10N TO 22N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 
14 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE IN AREA BOUNDED BY 
25N140W TO 26N120W TO 20N110W TO 10N110W TO 00N120W TO 00N140W 
TO 25N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN 
NW TO N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 22N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE IN AREA BOUNDED BY 25N140W TO 
20N120W TO 10N105W TO 00N110W TO 00N140W TO 25N140W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 25N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. EXCEPT AS NOTED BELOW...ELSEWHERE IN 
AREA BOUNDED BY 30N120W TO 20N125W TO 12N110W TO 00N110W TO 
00N140W TO 30N140W TO 30N120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.

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

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

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 90W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 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 08N TO 11N BETWEEN 90W AND 110W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 90W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 08N TO 12N BETWEEN 90W AND 110W E WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC MON DEC 29.

.SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 13N TO 15N BETWEEN 114W 
AND 119W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...06N77W TO 07N90W TO 06N110W TO 
09N130W TO 10N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE 
OF A LINE FROM 06N90W TO 07N93W AND ALSO WITHIN A 60 NM RADIUS 
OF 07N137W. 

$$
.FORECASTER CAB. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.