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FZPN03 KNHC 250930
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC TUE DEC 25 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE DEC 25.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED DEC 26.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU DEC 27.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC GALE WARNING...
.42 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 95W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 07N TO 20N W OF 120W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 
FT. N OF 24N E OF 117W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 23N110W TO 00N105W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 12N W OF 95W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 20N W OF 125W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 22N W OF 100W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 20N W OF 126W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.

.42 HOUR FORECAST NW OF LINE 30N128W TO 20N140W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW PART.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NW OF LINE 30N125W TO 20N140W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.

.42 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 45 NM OF 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W...
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0915 UTC DEC 25...

.SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 45 NM OF 05N79W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 07N78W TO 09N85W TO 06N94W WHERE IT
TRANSITIONS TO THE ITCZ TO 09N107W TO 08N122W TO 09N127W TO 
06N140W. NUMEROUS STRONG ALONG AND WITHIN 30 NM OF TROUGH BETWEEN
78W AND 90W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM N 
OF ITCZ BETWEEN 126W AND 129W AND FROM 09N TO 11N BETWEEN 120W 
AND 122W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 30 NM OF ITCZ BETWEEN 129W 
AND 136W. 

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.