000
FZPN03 KNHC 151547
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST   
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC THU DEC 15 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC THU DEC 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI DEC 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT DEC 17.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N95W INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 13N95W 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT.

.FROM 09N TO 26N W OF 132W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT. FROM 12N TO 23N BETWEEN 122W AND 132W AND FROM 13N TO 17N 
BETWEEN 115W AND 122W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 08N TO 22N W OF 111W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 23N W OF 132W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 10N TO 17N BETWEEN 124W 
AND 132W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N 
OF 08N TO LINE FROM 14N115W TO 26N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 17N W OF 137W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 06N TO LINE FROM 13N125W 
TO 24N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND 
NW SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 22N TO 29N NW WINDS 20 TO LOCALLY 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT S OF 23N IN MERGING SW SWELL AND NW WIND WAVES. 
PACIFIC WATERS FROM 23N TO 28N WITHIN 150 NM OF W COAST OF BAJA 
CALIFORNIA NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT PORTION S OF 
26N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 30N111W TO 26N112W 
TO 27N128W. N OF FRONT BETWEEN 118W AND 127W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT.  SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT TO BECOME DIFFUSE. NEW COLD FRONT 
APPROACHING NW PORTIONS. N OF 27N BETWEEN 122W AND 132W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN N SWELL. NW OF LINE 30N136W TO 
24N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEA 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.

.GULF OF PAPAGAYO 48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09.5N TO 11.5N E OF 89W 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.  

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC THU DEC 15...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH CROSSES CENTRAL AMERICA AND ENTERS EPAC NEAR 
09N84W TO 06N91W TO 06N108W WHERE IT TRANSITIONS TO ITCZ TO 
08N117W TO 09N128W TO BEYOND 08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 240 NM S OF TROUGH E OF 84W...AND WITHIN 
90 NM S AND 180 NM N OF TROUGH BETWEEN 86W AND 103W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE ISOLATED WITHIN 45 NM N OF AXIS W OF 124W.

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.