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FZPN03 KNHC 201519
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC TUE DEC 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC TUE DEC 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED DEC 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU DEC 22.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 12N TO 20N W OF 120W AND FROM 09N TO 15N BETWEEN 110W AND 
120W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
N OF 10N W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 20N W OF 130W AND FROM 09N TO 15N 
BETWEEN 120W AND 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 110W  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 20N W OF 130W AND FROM 09N TO 15N 
BETWEEN 115W AND 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 30N120W TO 00N100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.

.FROM 10N TO 11N E OF 90W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.  

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC TUE DEC 20...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 07N81W TO 07N93W. ITCZ FROM 07N93W TO 
09N110W TO 07N120W TO 08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG 
WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS FROM 108W TO 120W AND WITHIN 90 
NM N OF AXIS FROM 123W TO 129W.

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.FORECASTER DGS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.