000
FZPN03 KNHC 300311
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC TUE DEC 30 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC TUE DEC 30.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED DEC 31.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU JAN 01.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.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.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS 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 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 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 9 TO 
11 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 125W AND FROM 10N TO 15N 
BETWEEN 110W AND 125W 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 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 0300 UTC MON DEC 29.

.SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 111W AND 115W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...05N78W TO 06N95W TO 05N110W 
09N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION.

$$
.FORECASTER DGS. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.