000
FZPN03 KNHC 200901
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC TUE NOV 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC TUE NOV 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED NOV 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU NOV 22.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
13.5N96.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS  
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 13 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 
15N95W TO TO 13.5N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 
14N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 
TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 
16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12.5N98.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 09N TO 13N BETWEEN 95W AND 102W WINDS 20 KT OF 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 75 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N97W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09N TO 13N BETWEEN 96W AND 103W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 60 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N95.5W TO 12.5N97.5W...INCLUDING 
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 96W AND 100W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.

.N OF 20N W OF 114W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL.   
.24 HOUR FORECAST NW OF LINE 30N123W TO 24N140W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW PART. FROM 22N TO 
27N BETWEEN 114W AND 131W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 20N W OF 117W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW. 

.FROM 13N TO 19N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 20N W OF 
115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 13N TO 19N W OF 125W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 05N 
TO 20N W OF 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE 
AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 13N TO 20N W OF 124W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
FROM 09N TO 20N W OF 115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. 

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 22N TO 28N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT FROM 22N AND 24N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 23N TO 27N NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 09N88W...  
INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT.  

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0830 UTC NOV 20...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 08N74W TO 10N84W TO 05N95W WHERE IT 
TRANSITIONS TO ITCZ...CONTINUING ON TO 08N123W TO BEYOND 
08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION NOTED 
FROM 05N TO 10N W OF 111W. 
 
$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.