000
FZPN03 KNHC 261528
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC WED DEC 26 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED DEC 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU DEC 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI DEC 28.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC GALE WARNING...
.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 12N TO 18N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT 
IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 20N122W TO 
24N115W TO 10N110W TO 04N110W TO 02N128W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. NW OF LINE 30N134W TO 
26N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 16N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. N OF 27N E OF 118W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 30N118W TO 20N130W TO 17N129W 
TO 16N122W TO 09N122W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 18N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. N OF 20N W OF 112W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NE PART. ELSEWHERE N OF 09N W 
OF 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.

.06 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 75 NM OF 
LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13.5N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
13N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC DEC 26...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH 08.5N83W TO 07N92W. ITCZ TO 07N92W TO 08N120W TO 
08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 110W 
AND 128W.

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.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.