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FZPN03 KNHC 301538
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC FRI DEC 30 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI DEC 30.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT DEC 31.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN JAN 01.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.FROM 10N TO 20N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N W OF 120W AND S OF 
10N BETWEEN 100W AND 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN 
NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 15N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. N OF 15N W OF 130W AND N 
OF 20N BETWEEN 115W AND 130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 
FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT JUST NW OF AREA. N OF 27N W OF 135W 
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N W OF 
130W AND N OF 20N BETWEEN 115W AND 135W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. 

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 90W...INCLUDING 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 NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.   
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 90W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W TO 96W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95W 
TO 12.5N97W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC FRI DEC 30...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS FROM 09N84W TO 05N103W. ITCZ AXIS FROM 
05N103W TO 09N133W TO BEYOND 05N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION 
NOTED NEAR AXIS. 
 
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.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.