000
FZPN03 KNHC 122153
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 UTC SUN DEC 12 2010

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON DEC 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE DEC 14.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...
.WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 12.5N96W N 
TO NE WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 12N97W TO 
11N98W N TO NE WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13.5N96W N 
TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W N TO NE WINDS 25 
TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...N OF 14N 
BETWEEN 94W AND 96W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 120 NM OF 
A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 11N95.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 180 NM OF 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 09N101W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 180 NM OF 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 08N101W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...N OF 05N BETWEEN 
95W TO 105W N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

.FROM 08N TO 18N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE FROM 22N140W TO 15N100W TO 00N100W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. N OF 27N 
BETWEEN 122W AND 125W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED N WIND 
WAVES AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SW OF A LINE FROM 17N140W TO 09N101W TO 
00N108W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 18N W OF 135W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

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

.FROM 02N TO 05N E OF 80W SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 03N TO 06N E OF 81W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULFS OF PAPAGAYO AND FONSECA 36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 08N E OF 
90W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 07N E OF 90W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 

.GULF OF PANAMA 42 HOUR FORECAST N OF 07N BETWEEN 78W AND 80W N 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 07N BETWEEN 78W AND 80W N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AS OF 2100 UTC SUN DEC 12...

.TROUGH 13N129W TO 08N128W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 180 NM OF 
TROUGH AXIS S OF 11N.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS FROM 05N77W TO 07N90W TO 
05N100W TO 07N110W TO 09N125W.  AXIS AGAIN CONTINUES FROM 
09N132W TO 08N140W.  SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM OF AXIS E 
OF 82W.

$$
.FORECASTER LANDSEA. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.