000
FZPN03 KNHC 160916
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC FRI DEC 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI DEC 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT DEC 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN DEC 18.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC GALE WARNING...
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 25 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N95W TO 13N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 60 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 11N100W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 75 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 11N100W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.FROM 07N TO 25N W OF 128W AND FROM 10N TO 20N BETWEEN 120W AND 
128W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 10N TO 16N 
BETWEEN 113W AND 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 20N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. FROM 20N TO 25N W OF 
135W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
FROM 06N TO 15N W OF 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 22N W OF 132W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 08N TO 13N BETWEEN 124W AND 
132W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 30N NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 30N120W TO 29N124W. N OF 28N BETWEEN 120W 
AND 130W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 27N 
BETWEEN BAJA CALIFORNIA AND 116W NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH DISSIPATED. WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE FROM 30N138W TO 25N140W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 22N W OF LINE FROM 30N127W TO 22N134W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 11N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 11N E OF 89W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...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 0715 UTC FRI DEC 16...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS FROM 09N78W TO 09N87W TO 07N98W. ITCZ AXIS 
FROM 07N98W TO 08N105W TO 06N118W TO 07N129W TO 06N135W TO 
07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 150 NM N AND 180 NM S OF AXIS 
E OF 87W...WITHIN 150 NM N AND 45 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 97W AND 
104W AND WITHIN 120 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 128W AND 133W.

$$
.FORECASTER SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.