000
FZPN03 KNHC 162141
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC FRI DEC 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT DEC 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN DEC 18.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC GALE WARNING...
.30 HOUR FORECAST  WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
13N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 
KT.  SEAS TO 12 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST  WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
13N97W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 
KT.  SEAS TO 16 FT. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.06 HOUR FORECAST  WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W 
...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
13N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST  EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 60 NM OF 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 11N99W  N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM OF 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 12N97W TO 10N103W  N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.  ELSEWHERE FROM 09N TO 15N BETWEEN 96W AND 
105W  NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT.

.FROM 07N TO 20N W OF 130W  NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 
10 FT.  FROM 08N TO 17N BETWEEN 120W AND 130W  NE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 08N TO 20N W OF 136W  NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT.  SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.  ELSEWHERE N OF 06N W OF 128W  
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 09N TO 16N W OF 126W  NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT.  SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.

.FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 30N115W TO 24N120W TO 24N127W.  N OF TROUGH 
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 10 FT.  N OF 25N W OF 127W  
NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST  FRONTAL TROUGH DIFFUSE.  LOW PRES 1016 MB AT  
29N117W.  N OF 24N FROM 120W TO 132W  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  
SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST  N OF 16N W OF 124W  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  
SEAS TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST  WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 09N88W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 09N90W 
08N93W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  
SEAS TO 10 FT.  

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2100 UTC FRI DEC 16...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS FROM 10N85W TO 08N91W TO 08N101W THEN ITCZ 
TO 08N132W TO BEYOND 07N140W.  ISOLATED MODERATE WITHIN 45 NM OF 
AXIS FROM 104W TO 116W.  SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM OF AXIS 
W OF 130W.

$$
.FORECASTER WALLY BARNES.  NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.