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FZPN03 KNHC 202138
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC TUE DEC 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED DEC 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU DEC 22.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 10N TO 20N W OF 120W AND FROM 09N TO 15N BETWEEN 105W AND 
120W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE 
SWELL. N OF 20N W OF 132W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN NW SWELL. FROM 02N TO 07N BETWEEN 105W AND 120W S WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 22N110W TO 07N97W TO 00N123W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 20N W OF 128W AND FROM 09N TO 15N 
BETWEEN 112W AND 128W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN 
MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 22N110W TO 00N96W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL...MIXED WITH 
SW SWELL S OF 10N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 20N W OF 130W AND FROM 09N TO 15N 
BETWEEN 115W AND 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN 
MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 30N120W TO 00N92W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL...MIXED WITH 
SW SWELL S OF 10N.

.FROM 10N TO 12N 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 FROM 10N TO 11N E OF 89W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.   

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2100 UTC TUE DEC 20...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 08N83W TO 08N94W. ITCZ FROM 08N94W TO 
07N100W TO 09N107W TO 07N117W TO 10N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO 
STRONG WITHIN 120 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 107W AND 114W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS 
BETWEEN 114W AND 120W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 120 
NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 125W AND 130W.

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.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.