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FZPN03 KNHC 310943
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC SAT DEC 31 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT DEC 31.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN JAN 01.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON JAN 02.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...
.42 HOUR FORECAST  WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N96W 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST  LITTLE CHANGE. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.FROM 10N TO 16N W OF 130W  NE TO E WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS TO 10 FT 
IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.  N OF 28N FROM 118W TO 125W  N WINDS 
20 KT.  SEAS 11 FT IN NW SWELL.  ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 30N116W TO 
16N130W  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST  W OF LINE 27N114W TO 07N132W TO 07N140W  
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT ALONG 30N133W TO 24N140W.  NW OF 
FRONT  NW WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS 10 TO 19 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST 
SEAS NW.

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

.06 HOUR FORECAST  WITHIN 60 NM OF GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC
N WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST  N OF 14N FROM 94W TO 96W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 75 NM 
OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 13N98W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC  N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  LITTLE CHANGE.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0900 UTC SAT DEC 31...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS FROM 08N81W TO 04N96W THEN ITCZ TO 07N118W 
TO 06N129W TO BEYOND 07N140W.  SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG 
WITHIN 90 NM OF AXIS FROM 120W TO 135W.
  
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.FORECASTER WALLY BARNES.  NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.