Northeast Pacific High Seas Forecast

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FZPN03 KNHC 202145
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC THU NOV 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU NOV 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI NOV 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT NOV 22.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 
13N97W N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 
12N98.5W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 13N98W N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE 
16N95W TO 14N95W TO 09N108W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING. WITHIN 90 NM OF 
LINE 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 11N102W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING. WITHIN 90-120 NM 
OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 10N107W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 13 FT.

.FROM 07N TO 12N BETWEEN 85.5W AND 92W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 08N92W...
INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 08N93W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT.

.FROM 08N TO 20N W OF 115W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9  
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 22N W OF 125W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 23N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 KT.  
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT WITH NW SWELL. 

.NW OF LINE FROM 30N137W TO 27N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N BETWEEN 120W AND 128W N WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 30N122W TO 22N140W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NW OF LINE FROM 30N116W TO 20N125W TO 23N140W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 2130 UTC THU NOV 20.
.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...07N77W TO 07N110W TO 08N140W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60-90 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 101W AND 
113W. 

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.FORECASTER COBB. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.