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FZPN03 KNHC 110942
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC TUE DEC 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC TUE DEC 11.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED DEC 12.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU DEC 13.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC GALE WARNING...

.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 
15N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W 
13N97W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 16N TO 20N W OF 135W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 13N TO 22N W OF 133W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. NW OF LINE FROM 30N130W TO 23N140W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NE OF LINE FROM 30N128W TO 22N140W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FROM 15N TO 18N W OF 137W NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 14N TO 27N W OF 135W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 125W WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 25N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN
8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.S OF 04N BETWEEN 125W AND 132W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT 
IN SE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 03N W OF 135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
FT IN SE SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST S OF 06N W OF 122W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 14N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS WITHIN 45 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 14N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 10N89W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...N TO NE 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 0900 UTC DEC 11...

.LOW PRES NEAR 10N102W 1009 MB...SCATTERED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM 
NE QUADRANT OF LOW.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 08N78W TO 06N93W TO LOW PRES AT 10N102W 1009 
MB. ITCZ AXIS FROM 05N110W TO 09N120W TO BEYOND 09N140W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION WITHIN 120 NM S OF 
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS E OF 85W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG 
CONVECTION WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF ITCZ AXIS W OF 125W.

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.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.