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FZPN03 KNHC 190939
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC WED OCT 19 2011

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 OCT 19.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU OCT 20.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI OCT 21.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC GALE WARNING...
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 
TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 13N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 
TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.06 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 60 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 75 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 12N98W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 12N100W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 13N98W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. 

.FROM 10N TO 14N E OF 108W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN SW SWELL. FROM 05N TO 10N BETWEEN 94W AND 117W SW WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE FROM 09N TO 14N BETWEEN 90W AND 103W 
S TO SW WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT SE WINDS W OF 97W. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
PRIMARILY SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 95W AND 102W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.

.N OF 27N W OF BAJA CALIFORNIA TO 120W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0715 UTC WED OCT 19...
.NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 120 NM OF THE MEXICAN COAST 
BETWEEN 99W AND 103W.

.SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 96W 
AND 103W. 

.SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM OF THE MEXICAN COAST BETWEEN 
92W AND 95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS FROM 12N105W TO 09N120W TO 08N140W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 300 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 103W AND 110W.

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.FORECASTER SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.