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FZPN03 KNHC 102130
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC SAT DEC 10 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT DEC 10.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN DEC 11.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON DEC 12.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS
30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 
TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 120 NM FROM COAST
N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 60 NM  EITHER SIDE OF LINE 
FROM 16N95W TO 13N96W TO 12N98W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 
05N TO 10N BETWEEN 98W AND 125W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT 
IN SW SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 60 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N96W TO 12N98W TO 12N100W
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 60 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N96W TO 11N100W...INCLUDING 
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 60 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N96W TO 11N100W...INCLUDING 
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT. 

.FROM 15N TO 23N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
12 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 05N W 
OF 130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND 
NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 17N BETWEEN 120W AND 136W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL.
ELSEWHERE N OF 05N W OF 118W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 20N W OF 127W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S 
OF 23N W OF 118W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N W OF 127W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES JUST N OF AREA NEAR 31N119W 1009 MB
WITH WEAKENING COLD FRONT SW TO 20N125W. N OF 23N W OF FRONT
TO 135W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
NW TO N SWELL. E OF FRONT TO 115W SW TO W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN NW SWELL. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29N S TO SW WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2115 UTC SAT DEC 10...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 09N84W TO 06N92W WHERE LOW LEVEL 
WINDS SUGGEST THAT THE ITCZ BEGINS AND EXTENDS TO 06N100W TO 
07N110W TO 07N121W TO 11N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM 
N OF THE ITCZ BETWEEN 117W AND 121W AND ALSO FROM 03N TO 06N E 
OF 79W.

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.