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FZPN03 KNHC 051535
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC MON DEC 05 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 DEC 05.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE DEC 06.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED DEC 07.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N95W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 
35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 14N95.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 08N W OF 132W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. N OF 20N BETWEEN 120W AND 132W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. FROM 12N TO 20N 
BETWEEN 110W AND 132W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED 
NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF A LINE FROM 12N120W 
TO 03N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 17N BETWEEN 120W AND 130W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 20N W OF 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF A LINE FROM 20N130W 
TO 28N140W...AND S OF 10N W OF A LINE FROM 10N130W TO 05N140W...
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT NE 
SWELL N OF 20N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 14N TO 20N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. FROM 10N TO 
14N W OF 130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN N SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 23N TO 27N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 20N TO 23N BETWEEN 107W AND 110W N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 23N NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 20N TO 23N 
BETWEEN 107W AND 110W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 23N NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 20N TO 23N BETWEEN 107W AND 110W 
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.LOW PRES NEAR 09N111W 1008 MB MOVING W 10 KT. WITHIN 240 
NM N SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. WITHIN 
120 NM SE QUADRANT OF LOW SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 12N BETWEEN 106W AND 113W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MERGING SW AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 09N115W 1008 MB. WITHIN 240 NM 
NW SEMICIRCLE AND SE QUADRANT OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 15N BETWEEN 110W AND 120W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 09N121W 1008 MB. WITHIN 240 NM 
NW SEMICIRCLE AND 120 NM SE QUADRANT OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 14N BETWEEN 115W AND 130W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL.

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 89W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.18 HOUR FORECAST FROM 27N TO 29.5N BETWEEN W COAST OF BAJA 
CALIFORNIA PENINSULA AND 117W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 
30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 
29N115W TO 25N119W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 60 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 13N96W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 75 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 11N98W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC MON DEC 05...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH IS ALONG 05N77W TO 08N84W TO 05N100W. THE 
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS EXTENDS FROM 05N100W TO 
10N110W THEN RESUMES FROM 08N114W TO 06N120W TO 08N140W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM S OF MONSOON TROUGH E OF 82W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 08N TO 11N BETWEEN 109W AND 
112W. SIMILAR CONVECTION IS WITHIN 120 NM N OF ITCZ BETWEEN 125W 
AND 128W.

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.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.