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FZPN03 KNHC 070946
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC WED DEC 07 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED DEC 07.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU DEC 08.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI DEC 09.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC GALE WARNING...
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 13N96W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 13N97W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 
FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 12.5N98W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 TO 18 FT. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 50 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
13N95.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.  
SEAS TO 10 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 75 NM OF 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 11N99W INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 90 NM OF 
LINE FROM 6N95W TO 15N95W TO 12.5N97W INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 
09N TO 13N BETWEEN 97W AND 102W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 100 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12N98W INCLUDING 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT. FROM 09N TO 13N BETWEEN 98W AND 105W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 
15N95W TO 12N98W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 98W AND 
105W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 13N97W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 09N TO 13N BETWEEN 97W 
AND 107W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 12N BETWEEN 95W AND 108W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. 

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 23N AND ALSO FROM 21N TO 23N E OF 109W 
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT S 
OF 27N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 24N TO 29N NW WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.N OF 22N WITHIN 120 NM OF W COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.LOW PRES NEAR 09N118W 1010 MB MOVING W 10 KT. WITHIN 240 NM NW 
SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE 
FROM 09N TO 14N BETWEEN 116W AND 126W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 09N126W 1011 MB. FROM 09N TO 
17N BETWEEN 123W AND 131W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 08N TO 14N BETWEEN 118W AND 123W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES DISSIPATED. FROM 09N TO 18N W OF 
127W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.

.FROM 13N TO 20N W OF 133W AND FROM 12N TO 20N BETWEEN 126W AND 
133W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N AND NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 13N TO 22N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 08N TO 23N W OF 125W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 15N TO 21N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. 
 
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

CONVECTION VALID AT 0915 UTC WED DEC 07...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM LOW PRES NEAR 05N78W 1009 MB TO 
09N81W TO 07N86W TO 05N102 WHERE IT TRANSITIONS TO ITCZ AND 
EXTENDS TO LOW PRES NEAR 09N118W 1010 MB TO 07N129W TO 09N140W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION NOTED WITHIN 90 NM 
S OF TROUGH BETWEEN 86W AND 96W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG 
CONVECTION NOTED WITHIN 180 NM N OF ITCZ W OF 126W. 

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.