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FZPN03 KNHC 200951
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC THU OCT 20 2011

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU OCT 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI OCT 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT OCT 22.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 
FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 13N99W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 14N97W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 15N 
BETWEEN 95W AND 103W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN 
PRIMARILY NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 14N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.FROM 12N TO 15N BETWEEN 98W AND 103W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 14N BETWEEN 93W AND 110W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 102W AND 107W SE TO S 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.N OF 27N BETWEEN 118W AND 122W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 14N TO 21N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0715 UTC THU OCT 20...
.SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 07N TO 10N BETWEEN 107W AND 113W. 

.SCATTERED MODERATE N OF 12N E OF 92W TO CENTRAL AMERICAN COAST.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS FROM 12N99W TO 13N110W TO 12N130W. ITCZ AXIS 
FROM 12N130W TO 09N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM N AND 
75 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 112W AND 117W. SCATTERED MODERATE N OF 
AXIS TO MEXICAN COAST BETWEEN 96W AND 102W N OF 11N.

$$
.FORECASTER SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.