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FZPN03 KNHC 251536
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC TUE DEC 25.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED DEC 26.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU DEC 27.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC GALE WARNING...
.36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14.5N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 10N TO 20N W OF 123W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 
FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. FROM 24N TO 27N E OF 117W NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 
21N110W TO 09N97W TO 00N97W AND N OF 21N BETWEEN 111W AND 121W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 18N W OF 125W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE AREA BOUNDED 
BY 22N140W TO 18N120W TO 10N116W TO 00N12OW TO 00N140W TO 
22N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 16N W OF 135W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 08N TO 20N W OF 125W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST NW OF LINE 30N135W TO 25N140W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N E OF 120W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT. W OF LINE 30N120W TO 27N120W TO 20N130W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.

.30 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 45 NM OF 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13.5N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
14N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 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 1500 UTC DEC 25...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH 08N83W TO 08N93W. ITCZ 08N93W TO 09N126W TO 
06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 04N TO 06N E OF 
86W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 90 NM N AND 30 NM 
S OF AXIS BETWEEN 119W AND 130W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED 
STRONG WITHIN 90 NM N OF AXIS W OF 130W. 

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.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.