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FZPN03 KNHC 081536
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC THU DEC 08.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI DEC 09.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT DEC 10.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95W TO 
13N97W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 
45 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 13N96W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 90 NM OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14.5N95W TO 13N97W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. FROM 09N TO 13N BETWEEN 
95W AND 103W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE 
SWELL. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 13N97W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 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 07N TO 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 105W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 13N97W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 13N 
BETWEEN 94W AND 108W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 60 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12N98W INCLUDING 
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT. FROM 02N TO 12N BETWEEN 97W AND 112W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE TO E AND SW SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 25N TO 28N NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.TROUGH FROM 19N TO 25N ALONG 139W MOVING W 10 KT. FROM 08N TO A 
LINE FROM 15N120W TO 23N140W W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 08N BETWEEN 118W AND 130W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN S SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH W OF AREA. FROM 09N TO A LINE FROM 
18N127W TO 24N140W W OF 127W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 04N TO 15N W OF 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED S AND NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 22N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC THU DEC 08...

.TROUGH FROM 19N TO 25N ALONG 139W. SCATTERED MODERATE SE OF 
TROUGH FROM 15N TO 19N BETWEEN 134W AND 138W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...

THE MONSOON TROUGH IS ALONG 09N84W TO 07N90W. THE INTERTROPICAL 
CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS EXTENDS FROM 07N90W TO 05N103W TO 09N122W 
TO 07N135W TO 08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 
07N TO 10N BETWEEN 127W AND 132W.

$$
.FORECASTER HUFFMAN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.