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FZPN03 KNHC 112135
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC THU OCT 11 2012

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU OCT 11.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI OCT 12.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT OCT 13.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 300 NM N OF A LINE FROM 16N125W TO 09N140W NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 04N TO 23N W OF 125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. N OF 23N W OF 135W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 17N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 21N W OF 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. S OF 07N W OF 130W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 16N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE S OF 19N W OF 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL.

.WITHIN 30 NM OF A LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 14.5N95.5W...INCLUDING 
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 
16N94.5W TO 15N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 
16N94.5W TO 14N94.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.06 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29.5N S TO SW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 23N TO 28N NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 24N TO 30N NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 
12.5N107W 1008 MB. SECOND LOW NEAR 13N100W 1009 MB. WITHIN 120 
NM N AND NE QUADRANTS OF EACH LOW NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 
13.5N110W 1007 MB. SECOND LOW DISSIPATED. BETWEEN 180 NM AND 360 
NM SE QUADRANT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 
13.5N TO 17N BETWEEN 107W AND 117W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2100 UTC THU OCT 11...

.SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 03N TO 06N E OF 83W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH IS ALONG 09N79W TO LOW PRES NEAR 12N92W 1009 
MB TO LOW PRES NEAR 11N104W 1009 MB TO 12N113W TO 10N129W. THE 
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS EXTENDS FROM 10N129W TO 
08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 10N TO 15N 
BETWEEN 94W AND 100W AND ALSO WITHIN 270 NM NW QUADRANT OF 
SECOND LOW. SIMILAR CONVECTION IS WITHIN 90-150 NM S OF MONSOON 
TROUGH AND ITCZ W OF 123W...AND FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 133W 
AND 138W.

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.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.