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FZPN03 KNHC 151455
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC SAT DEC 15 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT DEC 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN DEC 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON DEC 17.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT 31N116.5W TO 27N120W TO 28N132W. N OF FRONT E OF 
122W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 22N BETWEEN 116W AND 131W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 10N TO 20N W OF 134W AND FROM 15N 
TO 19N BETWEEN 120W AND 134W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 08N TO 22N W OF 128W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT INLAND AND E OF PACIFIC WATERS. N 
OF 23N BETWEEN 117W AND 130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. FROM 09N TO 20N W OF 134W AND FROM 10N TO 
17N BETWEEN 120W AND 134W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 07.5N TO 23N W OF 114W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N BETWEEN 130W AND 139W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 10N TO 18.5N W OF 130W AND 
FROM 10N TO 16N BETWEEN 117W AND 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 
24N W OF 113W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND 
NE SWELL.

.FROM 18N TO 20N E OF 107W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 19N TO 27N E OF 110W...INCLUDING S 
PORTIONS OF GULF OF CALIFORNIA...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT.

.N OF 14.5N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1430 UTC DEC 15...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM COASTAL COLOMBIA NEAR 09N76W TO 
09.5N84W TO 06N104W...WHERE IT TRANSITIONS TO ITCZ...CONTINUING 
ON TO 06.5N107W TO 08N132W TO BEYOND 08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
CONVECTION NOTED S OF TROUGH TO 04.5N BETWEEN 78W AND 86W. 
ISOLATED CLUSTER OF MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION WITHIN 120 NM 
OF 07.5N108W. SCATTERED TO LOCALLY NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG 
CONVECTION NOTED FROM 07N TO 14N W OF 127W.  

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.