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FZPN03 KNHC 241538
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC WED OCT 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC WED OCT 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU OCT 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI OCT 26.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95.5W TO 14N95W TO 
13N97W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 12.5N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.FROM 05N TO 10N BETWEEN 93W AND 104W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 05N TO 08N BETWEEN 78W AND 84W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 11N 
BETWEEN 92.5W AND 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN SW 
SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 10N BETWEEN 91W AND 98W SW WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 12N BETWEEN 90W 
AND 105W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 12N BETWEEN 88W AND 96W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.

.N OF 25N WITHIN 150 NM OF W COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA NW WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF LINE FROM 30N123W TO 25N137W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 23N E OF 122W TO W COAST OF BAJA 
CALIFORNIA NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT N OF 
29N. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 21N BETWEEN 113W AND 125W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 24N BETWEEN 119W AND 126W N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 19N 
BETWEEN 114W AND 126W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW 
SWELL.  

.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 20N W OF 124W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 17N TO 23N BETWEEN 126W AND 137W NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 24N W OF 
126W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MERGING NE AND SW 
SWELL. 

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA 36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE IN WINDS. SEAS TO 8 FT. 

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC WED OCT 24...

.SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG NOTED WITHIN 240 NM SW AND 300 NM 
NW QUADRANTS OF LOW PRES NEAR 11N96.5W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 12.5N86W TO LOW PRES NEAR 11N96.5W 
1008 MB TO 13.5N108W TO 08N124W...WHERE IT TRANSITIONS TO ITCZ 
CONTINUING ON THROUGH 08N138W TO BEYOND 08N140W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION NOTED WITHIN 240 NM S OF 
TROUGH E OF 112W AND WITHIN 90 NM N AND 150 NM S OF TROUGH 
BETWEEN 111W AND 118W. 

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.