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FZPN03 KNHC 180950
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC FRI NOV 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI NOV 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT NOV 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN NOV 20.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE 
FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95W TO 13N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 
15N95W TO 13N97W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 95W AND 
102W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO
15N95W TO 14N97W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 95W
AND 102W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.N OF 27N BETWEEN 119W AND 129W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N W OF 121W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN BUILDING N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N W OF 117W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT EXCEPT
NW TO N 20 KT N OF 29N. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 
29N BETWEEN 120W AND 134W.

.FROM 12N TO 19N W OF 134W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 19N W OF 130W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.LOW PRES NEAR 09N96W 1008 MB MOVING 10 KT. FROM 04N TO 09N BETWEEN 
92W AND 98W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 09N98W 
1007 MB. WITHIN 180 NM NE AND 90 SW SEMICIRCLES OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 09N BETWEEN 93W AND 100W 
S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 
10N101W 1006 MB. WITHIN 210 NM E AND 120 NM W SEMICIRCLES OF
LOW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 04N TO 08N 
BETWEEN 98W AND 107W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0915 UTC FRI NOV 18...
.LOW PRES NEAR 09N96W 1008 MB...SCATTERED STRONG WITHIN 90 NM NW
SEMICIRCLE.

.TROUGH FROM 15N122W TO 08N126W...SCATTERED STRONG WITHIN 45 NM 
OF TROUGH FROM 08N TO 10N.

.SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 
09N121W TO 09N122W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 10N86W TO 11N90W TO LOW PRES NEAR 
09N96W TO 08N101W TO 08N112W WHERE IT ENDS. LOW LEVEL WINDS THEN 
INDICATE THAT THE INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS BEGINS AT 
10N127W AND CONTINUES TO BEYOND THE AREA AT 08N140W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG IS WITHIN 60 NM OF THE TROUGH BETWEEN 91W 
AND 94W...AND WITHIN 120 NM S OF THE ITCZ BETWEEN 131W AND 133W. 
SCATTERED STRONG IS WITHIN 120 NM S OF THE ITCZ W OF 136W.

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.