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FZPN03 KNHC 161525
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC SUN DEC 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN DEC 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON DEC 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE DEC 18.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 24N BETWEEN 117W AND 125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 
FT IN NW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 07N TO 21N W OF 130W AND FROM 09N TO 18N BETWEEN 120W AND 
130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND 
NW SWELL... HIGHEST W. FROM 12N TO 18N BETWEEN 112W AND 120W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW SWELL AND NE WIND 
WAVES.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY POINTS 20N140W TO 
12N118W TO 07N140W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN 
NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 23N W OF 112W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY POINTS 19N140W TO 
14N131W TO 11N140W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN 
NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 20N W OF 117W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.

.FROM 17N TO 20N BETWEEN 105W AND 107W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT WITH NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 107W AND 110W 
INCLUDING S PORTIONS OF GULF OF CALIFORNIA...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT ENTERING AREA FROM 30N134W TO 
29N140W. N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE 
N OF 29N W OF 122W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N124W TO 25N140W. NW OF 
FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT E OF 130W...NW TO N 
WINDS. SEAS TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. WITHIN 120 NM S OF FRONT W OF 
132W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 28N W OF 
121W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1430 UTC DEC 16...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 08.5N75W TO 06.5N79W TO 10N84W TO 
06N108W...WHERE IT TRANSITIONS TO ITCZ AXIS...CONTINUING ON TO 
06N130W TO BEYOND 05.5N140W. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED MODERATE 
CONVECTION NOTED WITHIN 150 NM S OF TROUGH AXIS BETWEEN 80W AND 
84W...AND WITHIN 180 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 98W AND 126W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION NOTED FROM 06.5N TO 15N 
W OF 129W. 

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.