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FZPN03 KNHC 210913
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC WED DEC 21 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED DEC 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU DEC 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI DEC 23.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 09N W OF 130W AND FROM 09N TO 17N BETWEEN 110W AND 130W NE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 
FROM 30N120W TO 00N105W EXCEPT S OF 05N W OF 125W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT MERGING SW AND NW 
SWELL S OF 05N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 22N W OF 125W AND FROM 09N TO 17N 
BETWEEN 110W AND 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N120W TO 10N98W TO 08N98W 
EXCEPT S OF 09N W OF 130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
NW SWELL EXCEPT MERGING SW AND NW SWELL S OF 10N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 09N W OF 132W AND FROM 09N TO 21N BETWEEN 
113W AND 132W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N120W TO 00N93W EXCEPT S OF 09N W OF 
120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 
PRIMARILY SW TO W SWELL S OF 20N.

.FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 89W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 89W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 30N NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 23N NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 27N BETWEEN 116W AND BAJA 
CALIFORNIA 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 0700 UTC WED DEC 21...
.TROUGH FROM 13N135W TO 07N137W...SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 13N TO 
20N W OF 133W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 09N84W TO 09N102W. ITCZ AXIS 
EXTENDS FROM 09N102W TO 11N111W TO 08N125W TO 09N140W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 180 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 108W 
AND 128W. 

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.FORECASTER SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.