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FZPN03 KNHC 080336
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC THU DEC 08 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC THU DEC 07.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI DEC 09.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT DEC 10.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
13N96W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N95W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND 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.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 
14N95W TO 12N98W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. 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.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 23N TO 25N WITHIN 120 NM OF COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA 
PENINSULA NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.TROUGH FROM 07N124W TO 11N121W 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 07N129W TO 11N125W. FROM 09N TO 
14N W OF TROUGH TO 134W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 09N TO 18N BETWEEN 120W AND 132W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. FROM 10N TO 22N W OF 130W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 15N
W OF 100W 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 14N TO 22N W OF 128W 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 AS DESCRIBED ABOVE. 
 
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

CONVECTION VALID AT 0315 UTC THU DEC 08...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...

MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM LOW PRES NEAR 06N78W 1008 MB TO 
07N86W TO 05N100W WHERE LOW LEVEL WINDS INDICATE THAT IT 
TRANSITIONS TO ITCZ AND EXTENDS TO TROUGH ALONG 07N124W 11N121W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM N OF THE ITCZ 
BETWEEN 122W AND 128W AND WITHIN 60 NM N OF THE ITCZ BETWEEN 
131W AND 136W.

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.