000
FZPN03 KNHC 170310
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC MON DEC 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC MON DEC 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE DEC 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED DEC 19.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 12N TO 18N W OF 127W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE IN AREA BOUNDED BY 
POINTS 24N140W TO 19N115W TO 10N115W TO 06N140W TO 24N140W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 17N W OF 135W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 
09N TO 20N W OF 115W AND S OF 09N W OF 130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL MIXING WITH SE SWELL S OF 
07N.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 13N TO 18N W OF 135W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 
07N TO 18N W OF 123W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE 
SWELL.
  
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N122W TO 25N140W. NW OF FRONT N 
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N115W TO 18N140W. NW OF FRONT N 
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN MIXED N SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0300 UTC DEC 17...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH 07N77W TO 05N81W TO 10N85W TO 07N94W TO 06N110W. 
ITCZ AXIS 06N110W TO 06N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION.

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.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.