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FZPN03 KNHC 072135
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC WED DEC 07.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU DEC 08.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI DEC 09.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.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 9 TO 12 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 13N97W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 
FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 13N96W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 12N99W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 90 NM OF 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12.5N97W INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. FROM 
09N TO 13N BETWEEN 97W AND 102W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 75 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 106W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 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 09N TO 13N BETWEEN 98W AND 
105W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N96W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 96W AND 100W NE TO 
E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 12N BETWEEN 
100W AND 112W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. 

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 23N AND ALSO FROM 20N TO 23N E OF 109W 
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT S OF 27N.
.18 HOUR FORECAST 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.

.TROUGH FROM 07N123W TO 12N117W MOVING W 10 KT. FROM 08N TO 12N 
WITHIN 240 NM W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09N TO 14N BETWEEN 118W AND 127W NE WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 07N126W TO 12N122W. FROM 09N TO 
14N W OF TROUGH TO 132W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 08N TO 14N BETWEEN 120W AND 127W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. FROM 09N TO 22N W OF 128W 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N W OF 
120W WINDS LESS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 

.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 132W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 08N TO 23N W OF 127W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST AREA DESCRIBED ABOVE. 
 
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

CONVECTION VALID AT 2115 UTC WED DEC 07...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...

MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM LOW PRES NEAR 06N78W 1009 MB TO 
08N85W TO 05N96W TO 05N108W WHERE LOW LEVEL WINDS INDICATE THAT
IT TRANSITIONS TO ITCZ AND EXTENDS TO TROUGH ALONG 07N123W
12N117W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 180 NM N OF
THE ITCZ BETWEEN 124W AND 128W AND WITHIN 120 NM N OF THE ITCZ
BETWEEN 130W AND 138W.

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.