000
FZPN03 KNHC 292113
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC MON DEC 29.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE DEC 30.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED DEC 31.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 
13N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 
35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 12N98W 
...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS SECTION...WITHIN 
60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 11N98W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 
11N101W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.

.FROM 10N TO 24N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 
12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 24N W OF 115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 25N W OF 130W AND FROM 12N TO 18N 
BETWEEN 115W AND 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE 30N 120W TO 00N110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 12N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 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 09N TO 12N E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

CONVECTION VALID 2100 UTC MON DEC 29.

.SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 11N TO 16N BETWEEN 111W 
AND 116W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...06N77W TO 06N105W TO 09N140W. 
NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION.

$$
.FORECASTER DGS. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.