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HIGH SEAS FORECAST 

NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 

2345 UTC THU DEC 04 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS 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 



PAN PAN 



PACIFIC N OF 30N AND S OF 67N E OF A LINE FROM BERING STRAIT TO 

50N160E 



SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC DEC 04. 

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC DEC 05. 

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC DEC 06. 



.WARNINGS. 



...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING...

.LOW 31N160E 992 MB MOVING SE 15 KT. FROM 30N TO 35N W OF 166E 

WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 18 TO 27 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 30N TO 38N W 

OF 171E WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT.

.12 HOUR FORECAST LOW 30N164E 990 MB. WITHIN 240 NM N AND NW 

QUADRANTS WINDS 50 TO 65 KT. SEAS 21 TO 32 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW S OF AREA. FROM 30N TO 34N BETWEEN 173E 

AND 161E WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 21 TO 35 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 30N 

TO 37N W OF 179E WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 21 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW S OF AREA. FROM 30N TO 35N W OF 177W WINDS 

25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 24 FT.



...STORM WARNING... 

.LOW 58N168W 976 MB MOVING SW 10 KT. WITHIN 540 NM W AND NW 

QUADRANTS WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 18 TO 27 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 

660 NM W AND NW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 57N172W 985 MB. WITHIN 420 NM SW AND 480 

NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 18 TO 29 FT. ELSEWHERE 

WITHIN 600 NM N AND NW QUADRANTS...AND 840 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 

25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 49N170W 1000 MB. FROM 41N TO 66N BETWEEN 

165W AND 177E WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 25 FT.



...GALE WARNING...

.LOW 49N169W 975 MB MOVING NE 15 KT. WITHIN 900 NM S SEMICIRCLE 

AND 660 NM REMAINDER E QUADRANT WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 26 

FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 52N162W 984 MB. WITHIN 660 NM S AND SE 

QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 56N157W 994 MB. WITHIN 360 NM S SEMICIRCLE 

WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.



...GALE WARNING... 

.LOW 59N143W 1000 MB NEARLY STATIONARY WITH FRONT FROM LOW 

CENTER TO 58N139W TO 51N140W TO 36N150W. WITHIN 240 NM E AND NE 

OF THE FRONT WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 55N139W 1003 MB. WITHIN 300 NM S 

SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW INLAND.



...GALE WARNING... 

.48 HOUR FORECAST W OF A LINE FROM 54N170E TO 44N166E TO 37N161E 

AREA OF S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT.



...GALE WARNING...

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 32N169W 1001 MB. FROM 30N TO 37N BETWEEN 

159W AND 176W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.



...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING... 

.N OF A LINE FROM 60N168W TO 61N177W AREAS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY 

FREEZING SPRAY.

.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF A LINE FROM 61N169W TO 61N178W AREAS OF 

MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.

.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF A LINE FROM 60N168W TO 61N177W AREAS OF 

MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.



.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 



.FROM 37N TO 44N BETWEEN 125W AND 130W AREA OF N WINDS TO 25 KT. 

SEAS TO 12 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DIMINISHED.



.FROM 41N TO 58N BETWEEN 137W AND 160W DENSE FOG OCCASIONALLY 

REDUCING VSBY BELOW 1 NM. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 46N TO 57N BETWEEN 129W AND 161W DENSE 

FOG OCCASIONALLY REDUCING VSBY BELOW 1 NM. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 48N TO 53N BETWEEN 130W AND 140W DENSE 

FOG OCCASIONALLY REDUCING VSBY BELOW 1 NM.



.HIGH 46N130W 1030 MB MOVING SW 15 KT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 41N133W 1025 MB. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 40N131W 1027 MB.



.HIGH 34N140W 1028 MB MOVING NE 20 KT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH MERGED WITH HIGH 41N133W 1025 MB 

DESCRIBED ABOVE.



.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 45N167E 1034 MB.

.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 44N170E 1035 MB.



.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW HIGH 42N139W 1026 MB.



.FORECASTER NOLT. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.



TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER MIAMI FL

E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W



SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC THU DEC 04.

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI DEC 05.

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT DEC 06.



.WARNINGS.



...GALE WARNING...

.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 

TO 14N95W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO  

35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W

TO 14N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...NE WINDS 25 TO 

35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.



.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.



.FROM 10N TO 12N BETWEEN 86W AND 89W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO

...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 06N TO 09N BETWEEN 89W AND

99W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N BETWEEN 86W AND 90W...INCLUDING

THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 

07N TO 11N BETWEEN 90W AND 99W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N BETWEEN 86W AND 91W...INCLUDING

THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 08N TO

11N BETWEEN 98W AND 111W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN

E SWELL.



.N OF 06N W OF 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW 

SWELL...HIGHEST NW PART.

.24 HOUR FORECAST W OF A LINE FROM 30N118W TO 00N135W WINDS LESS 

THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 07N BETWEEN 93W 

AND 126W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL.

.48 HOUR FORECAST W OF A LINE FROM 30N130W TO 15N140W WINDS LESS 

THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS NW PART. 

S OF 10N BETWEEN 97W AND 132W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 

FT IN NW SWELL.  



.06 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST N 

WIND 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.12 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 60 NM 

OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N96W N TO NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS

TO 9 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 60 NM 

EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 11N100W N TO NE 

WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 

12N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.



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



.CONVECTION VALID 2145 UTC THU DEC 04.

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...07N78W TO 07N90W TO 06N101W TO

09N115W TO 09N130W TO 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG

WITHIN 120 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 96W AND 101W. SCATTERED MODERATE

WITHIN 120 NM S OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 126W AND 129W.



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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.