000
FZPN03 KNHC 310314
HSFEP2

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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 13N96W...INCLUDING 
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING. WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 
FROM 16N95W TO 13N96W TO 10N100W TO 08N110W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF TEHUANTEPEC NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 13N FROM 94W TO 96W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF TEHUANTEPEC  TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 90W... INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.FROM 10N TO 25N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE 30N120W TO 00N110W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 12N W OF 125W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N120W TO 05N110W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 25N W OF 125W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N W OF 120W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NW AND SW SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0300 UTC WED DEC 31.
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 14N TO 16N BETWEEN 118W 
AND 123W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...05N77W TO 07N100W TO 09N130W 
TO 07N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION

$$
.FORECASTER DGS. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.