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FZPN03 KNHC 082149
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC THU DEC 08.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI DEC 09.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT DEC 10.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 60 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 10 TO 15 FT. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.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. 
.18 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.

.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 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 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 130W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 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 2130 UTC THU DEC 08...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...

THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 09N84W TO 07N93W WHERE LOW
LEVEL WINDS SUGGEST THAT THE ITCZ BEGINS AND EXTENDS TO
06N102W TO 07N113W TO 09N122W TO 08N134W TO 07N140W.
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM S OF THE
ITCZ BETWEEN 126W AND 129W.

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.