000
FZPN03 KNHC 241514
HSFEP2

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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC GALE WARNING...
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 15N95W TO 
13N97W N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 13 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 15N95W TO 
12.5N98W N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 14 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 13N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 75 NM OF 
LINE 16N94.5W TO 15N95W TO 13N97W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. FROM 
11.5N TO 13.5N BETWEEN 97W AND 100W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 75 NM OF 
LINE 16N94.5W TO 15N95W TO 12.5N98W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. FROM 
11.5N TO 13.5N BETWEEN 98W AND 101W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 15N95W TO 
12.5N98W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS TO 13 FT. FROM 11.5N TO 13.5N BETWEEN 98W AND 101W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 14N95W TO 
12.5N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09N TO 13N BETWEEN 96W AND 
103W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MERGING NE AND SW 
SWELL. 

.FROM 10N TO 19N W OF 133W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 15N W OF 134W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 17N W OF 130W NE WINDS TO 20 KT.  
SEAS TO 8 FT IN BROAD MIX OF SWELL. 

.N OF 28N W OF 133W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE 
AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NW OF LINE 30N130W TO 26N140W NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF 
LINE 30N126W TO 24N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N W OF 133W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE 30N120W 
TO 28N120W TO 24N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN 
NW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC MON OCT 24...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM SW CARIBBEAN ACROSS N COSTA RICA TO 
12N92W TO 07.5N105W WHERE IT BREAKS...THEN RESUMES FROM 21N116W 
TO LOW PRES CENTER 1009 MB AT 18N116W TO LOW PRES 1009 MB AT 
13N119W TO 09N125W...THEN TRANSITIONS TO ITCZ CONTINUING TO 
07N130W TO 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION NOTED WITHIN 
120 NM OF AXIS FROM 122W TO 136W.

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.