000
FZPN03 KNHC 200331
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC THU OCT 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC THU OCT 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI OCT 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT OCT 22.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 
FROM 16N95W TO 13N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 13N97W TO 12N100W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09N TO 15N 
BETWEEN 93W AND 103W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N97W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.

.FROM 08N TO 13N BETWEEN 90W AND 105W SW TO W WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.N OF 27N W OF BAJA CALIFORNIA TO 121W NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT. 
.12 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 0300 UTC THU OCT 20...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 13N89W TO 14N111W TO 13N127W...THEN ITCZ TO 
10N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 150 NM S OF TROUGH BETWEEN 
100W AND 112W.

$$
.FORECASTER MUNDELL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.