000
FZPN03 KNHC 200925
HSFEP2

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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
14N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 40 
TO 50 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 
15N95W TO 13N96W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
13.5N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 40 TO 
50 KT. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT. WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N95W 
TO 12N98W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 20N W OF 114W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N132W TO 27N140W. W OF 
LINE FROM 30N123W TO 26N129W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 15 
FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 20N TO 26N W OF W OF 114W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N126W TO 24N136W. W OF LINE 
FROM 29N114W TO 17N123W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN 
NW SWELL. 

.W OF LINE 20N114W TO 08N125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 20N W OF 114W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 17N W OF 110W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 24N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.18 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 120 NM 
OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 120 NM 
OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 12N98W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. FROM 
08N TO 12N BETWEEN 98W AND 110W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 15N BETWEEN 91W 
AND 104W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.  

.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 11N E OF 88W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 11N E OF 90W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0900 UTC DEC 20...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH 10N84W TO 07N90W. ITCZ 07N90W TO 07N140W. NO 
SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION.

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.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.