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FZPN03 KNHC 120248
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC FRI OCT 12 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC FRI OCT 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT OCT 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN OCT 14.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 240 NM N OF A LINE FROM 16N123W TO 11N133W TO 11N138W NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES 
AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 21N W OF 123W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA N 
OF 05N W OF 135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 13N 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 10N TO 21N W OF 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. S OF 10N W OF 130W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 17N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 20N W OF 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 
9 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. S OF 10N W OF 120W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL.

.WITHIN 30 NM OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95.5W TO 15N97W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14.5N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 13N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29.5N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 23N TO 27N 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.

.12 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 13N106W 1009 MB. SECOND LOW PRES 
NEAR 14N98.5W 1009 MB. FROM 14N TO 16N BETWEEN 96W AND 98.5W NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 
13.5N110W 1008 MB. SECOND LOW PRES NEAR 13N104W 1009 MB. WITHIN 
180 NM NW QUADRANT OF FIRST LOW N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT. WITHIN 90 NM NE QUADRANT OF SECOND LOW NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FROM 08N TO 11N BETWEEN 104W AND 110W S TO 
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 
13.5N115W 1007 MB. SECOND LOW PRES DISSIPATED. WITHIN 240 NM NW 
QUADRANT OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. BETWEEN 180 
NM AND 360 NM SE QUADRANT OF LOW S TO SW 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 0230 UTC FRI OCT 12...
.SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 03N TO 06N BETWEEN 80W AND 83W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH IS ALONG 09N79W TO LOW PRES NEAR 13N93.5W 
1009 MB TO LOW PRES NEAR 11.5N104W 1008 MB TO 11N118W TO 
10N129W. THE INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS EXTENDS FROM 
10N129W TO 09N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 
120 NM S OF MONSOON TROUGH BETWEEN 81W AND 84W...WITHIN 180 NM N 
OF MONSOON TROUGH BETWEEN 96W AND 100W...AND WITHIN 240 NM NW 
QUADRANT OF SECOND LOW. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 07N TO 10N W OF 
124W AND FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 132W AND 138W.

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.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.