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FZPN03 KNHC 270939
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC THU OCT 27 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU OCT 27.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI OCT 28.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT OCT 29.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.48 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 9 TO 11 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 24N NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.TROUGH FROM 18N130W TO 10N135W. FROM 12N TO 20N W OF TROUGH NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW 
SWELL. WITHIN 180 NM E OF TROUGH WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. N OF 20N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. N OF 20N BETWEEN 120W 
AND 130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 20N133W TO 12N138W. WITHIN 240 NM 
W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 12N TO 22N W OF 130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH W OF AREA. FROM 15N TO 23N W OF 135W NE 
TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.

.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 02N TO 06N BETWEEN 79W AND 86W SW WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 03N TO 07N E OF 85W SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 FT.

.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95W 
...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 75 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 13N96W 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 AT 0900 UTC THU OCT 27...
.TROUGH FROM 18N130W TO 10N135W...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED 
STRONG FROM 10N TO 20N BETWEEN 130W AND 134W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH IS ALONG 10N86W TO 08N99W. THE INTERTROPICAL 
CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS EXTENDS FROM 08N99W TO 110N110W TO 11N120W 
TO 07N136W TO 08N140W. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 10N 
TO 15N BETWEEN 119W AND 124W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG 
WITHIN 90-120 NM EITHER SIDE OF ITCZ BETWEEN 124W AND 130W.

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.