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FZPN03 KNHC 300920
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC TUE DEC 30.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED DEC 31.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU JAN 01.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16.5N94.5W TO 14N95.5W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS TO 10 FT. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 
FROM 16.5N94.5W TO 13N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC 
AND WITHIN 200 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 13N96W TO 11N98W N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 
16.5N94.5W TO 14N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 
16.5N94.5W TO 14N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.W OF LINE FROM 11N111W TO 28N137W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NW SWELL AND NE WINDS WAVES. ELSEWHERE NW OF 
LINE FROM W OF LINE FROM 20N117W TO 09N101W TO 00N112W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE FROM 11N131W TO 18N122W TO 25N130W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...HIGHEST W PART. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN 
MIXED NW SWELL AND NE WIND WAVES. ELSEWHERE S OF 15N W OF 108W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE FROM 24N135W TO 11N125W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 18N W 
OF 115W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW SWELL AND NE 
WIND WAVES. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 25N120W TO 10N110W TO 
00N130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE 
SWELL.

.N OF 27N BETWEEN 120W AND 128W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N W OF 126W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W OF 118W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N BETWEEN 123W AND 133W N TO NE WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 

.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF 11N E OF 90W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE 
FROM 08N TO 10N BETWEEN 90W AND 100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF 11N E OF 
89W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 12N BETWEEN 90W AND 106W 
NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF 11N E OF 88W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 11N BETWEEN 90W AND 110W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID 0900 UTC MON DEC 30.

.SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION FROM 10N TO 15N 
BETWEEN 114W AND 122W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...05N77W TO 07N92W TO 05N113W 
09N123W TO 09N134W TO 08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION 
WITHIN 90 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 122W AND 125W AND WITHIN 150 NM S 
OF AXIS BETWEEN 125W AND 131W.

$$
.FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.