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FZPN03 KNHC 080947
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC THU DEC 08.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI DEC 09.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT DEC 10.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95W TO 
13N96.5W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14.5N95W TO 12.5N97.5W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. FROM 09N TO 13N BETWEEN 
97.5W AND 104W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE 
SWELL. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 
15N95W TO 12.5N98W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 10N TO 13N 
BETWEEN 98W AND 105W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 07.5N TO 10N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 105W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 
15N95W TO 12.5N98W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 10N TO 12.5N BETWEEN 100W AND 
107W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 13N BETWEEN 95W AND 107W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 
14.5N95W TO 13N96W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. FROM 02N TO 12N BETWEEN 97W AND 113W 
NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. 

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 23N TO 29N 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.

.TROUGH FROM 12N TO 22N ALONG 139W/140W MOVING W 10 KT. FROM 08N 
TO 16N BETWEEN 120W AND 136W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT. FROM 16N TO 21N W OF 132W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 08N BETWEEN 121W AND 127W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN S SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH W OF AREA. FROM 09N TO 17N W OF 124W NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 17N TO 23N W OF 133W NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 04N TO 
14N W OF 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED S AND 
NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST 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. 

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0915 UTC THU DEC 08...

.TROUGH FROM 12N TO 22N ALONG 139W/140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG E OF TROUGH TO 131W. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...

MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM LOW PRES NEAR 05N78W 1010 MB TO 
09.5N84W TO 05N94W WHERE IT TRANSITIONS TO ITCZ AND EXTENDS TO 
09N121W TO 07N135W TO 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION 
NOTED WITHIN 120 NM S OF TROUGH BETWEEN 87W AND 90W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 210 NM N OF THE ITCZ W OF 122W. 

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.