000
FZPN03 KNHC 230332
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC FRI DEC 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC FRI DEC 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT DEC 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN DEC 25.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF CALIFORNIA GALE WARNING...
.06 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 25 
TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 24N NW TO N WINDS 25 
TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE. 

...GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC GALE WARNING...
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 
14N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 
TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 
15N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 
35 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.TROUGH FROM 14N117W TO 09N120W. FROM 09N TO 22N W OF 112W NE TO 
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N117W TO 00N91W EXCEPT S OF 07S W OF 
135W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 
MERGING SW AND NW SWELL S OF 09N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 13N123W TO 09N127W. FROM 10N TO 
25N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. N OF 12N 
BETWEEN 110W AND 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...TO 30 KT 
LOCALLY WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT IN MERGING SW AND NW SWELL. N OF 25N W OF 130W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.  ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 
FROM 19N105W TO 07N92W TO 00N92W EXCEPT S OF 07N W OF 120W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW TO W SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 12N130W TO 07N132W. FROM 10N TO 
25N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN 
PRIMARILY NW SWELL. N OF 20N BETWEEN 113W AND 120W N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 25N W OF 120W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 10N TO 20N BETWEEN 115W 
AND 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 

.06 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 89W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 28N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 23N NW TO 
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 20N E OF 
110W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.  
.30 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA AND ELSEWHERE N OF 19N E OF 
110W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA AND ELSEWHERE N OF 21N 
BETWEEN 107W AND 110W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
S OF 28N. 

.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 
15N95W TO 13N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 60 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 13N97W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 60 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 13.5N96W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
 
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

CONVECTION VALID AT 0300 UTC FRI DEC 23...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 09N85W TO 07N94W. ITCZ AXIS 
EXTENDS FROM 07N94W TO 10N118W THEN CONTINUES FROM 08N121W TO 
07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM N OF AXIS W OF 128W. 

$$
.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.