000
FZPN03 KNHC 310931
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC WED DEC 31.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU JAN 01.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI JAN 02.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16.5N94.5W TO 15.5N95W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16.5N94.5W TO 
15.5N95W... INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 25 
TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16.5N94.5W TO 
15.5N95W... INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 30 
TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 
FROM 16.5N95W TO 14N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N 
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 
13N BETWEEN 94W AND 110W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
NI NE TO E SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 45 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16.5N94.5W TO 14N95.5W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 
16.5N94.5W TO 13.5N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N 
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 
16.5N94.5W TO 14N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N 
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 
16.5N94.5W TO 14N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N 
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 10.5N85.5W TO 10.5N88W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 
10.5N85.5W TO 10.5N89W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO 
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 
10.5N85.5W TO 10.5N88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO 
E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 11N TO 20N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT IN MIXED NW SWELL AND NE WIND WAVES. ELSEWHERE IN AREA 
BOUNDED BY 26N140W TO 15N110W TO 07N110W TO 10N140W NE TO E 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW SWELL AND NE WIND 
WAVES. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 30N118W TO 20N118W TO 00N140W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 20N AND 
MIXED NW SWELL AND NE WIND WAVES ELSEWHERE.
.24 HOUR FORECAST IN AREA BOUNDED BY 26N140W TO 22N124W TO 
15N124W TO 10N140W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN 
MIXED NW SWELL AND NE WIND WAVES. N OF 25N BETWEEN 123W AND 133W 
N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 
LINE FROM 30N118W TO 10N105W TO 00N115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW SWELL AND NE WIND WAVES.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 24N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NW SWELL AND NE WIND WAVES. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 22N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW SWELL AND NE WIND WAVES. ELSEWHERE W OF 
LINE FROM 30N120W TO 10N110W TO 10N130W TO 00N138W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 
LINE FROM 30N120W TO 00N104W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT 
IN SW SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0900 UTC WED DEC 31.

.SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION FROM 12N TO 14N BETWEEN 122W AND 
125W.

.SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION WITHIN 60 NM OF 18N122.5W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...06N77W TO 05N82W TO 09N107W TO 
06N119W TO 09N130W TO 09N140W. NUMEROUS MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG 
CONVECTION WITHIN 150 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 109W AND 113W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 127W AND 
130W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION BETWEEN 90 AND 120 NM N OF 
AXIS BETWEEN 134W AND 140W.

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.FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.