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Northeast Pacific High Seas Forecast



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FZPN03 KNHC 190940
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC WED NOV 19 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 NOV 19.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU NOV 20.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI NOV 21.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N96W  N WIND TO 50 KT.  SEAS 
TO 18 FT.  ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 
12N97W  N TO NE WIND TO 35 KT.  SEAS TO 15 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 13N98W  N TO 
NE WIND TO 45 KT.  SEAS TO 16 FT.  ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM OF 
LINE 16N95W TO 12N99W  N TO NE WIND TO 35 KT.  SEAS TO 14 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N96W  N TO 
NE WIND TO 35 KT.  SEAS TO 12 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 
12N97W TO 10N102W  NE TO E WIND 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 12N BETWEEN 95W AND 110W  E WIND 20 KT. 
SEAS 11 FT IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 120 NM 
OF LINE 16N95W TO 11N98W TO 09N108W  NE TO E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 14 FT.  ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 12N BETWEEN 95W AND 120W  E 
WIND 20 KT.  SEAS 10 FT IN E SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM 
OF LINE 16N95W TO 13N97W TO 10N105W  NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS 
11 FT.  ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 12N BETWEEN 105W AND 120W  NE TO E 
WIND 20 KT.  SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. 

.FROM 08N TO 13N E OF 92W...INCLUDING GULFS OF PAPAGAYO AND 
FONSECA  NE TO E WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 08N TO 13N E OF 92W...INCLUDING GULFS OF 
PAPAGAYO AND FONSECA  NE TO E WIND 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 08N TO 12N E OF 92W...INCLUDING GULFS OF 
PAPAGAYO  NE TO E WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 10 FT.

.FROM 07N TO 14N W OF 127W  E WIND 20 KT.  SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 07N TO 18N W OF 120W NE TO E WIND 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 09N TO 20N W OF 117W NE WIND 20 KT.  
SEAS 9 FT.  ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 24N W OF 120W  NE TO E WIND 
LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. 

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0900 UTC WED NOV 19.
.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...07N78W TO 08N119W TO 07N140W.  
SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 180 NM OF AXIS FROM 99W TO 114W.  
SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM N OF AXIS E OF 96W.

$$
.FORECASTER WALLY BARNES.  TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.




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