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FZPN03 KNHC 232115
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC SUN DEC 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SUN DEC 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON DEC 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE DEC 25.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N96W INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 14N BETWEEN 90W AND 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.N OF 09N E OF 90W INCLUDING THE GULFS OF PAPAGAYO AND 
FONSECA...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 11N86W TO 09N90W TO 08N95W NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 90W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 11N 
BETWEEN 90W AND 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE 
SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 08N TO 19N W OF 122W AND FROM 08N TO 12N BETWEEN 115W AND 
122W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 04N W OF 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 19N W OF 120W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 22N E OF 120W NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 
110W...EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 17N W OF 125W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 22N W OF LINE 
22N110W TO 10N100W TO 00N97W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN NW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2130 UTC DEC 23...

SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 10N TO 12N BETWEEN 113W 
AND 119W. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH 06N77W TO 04N82W TO 06N89W. ITCZ 06N89W TO 
06N110W TO 08N118W TO 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM 
OF THE ITCZ BETWEEN 95W AND 110W. 

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.FORECASTER COBB. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.