000
FZPN03 KNHC 152203
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST   
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC THU DEC 15 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI DEC 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT DEC 17.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.36 HOUR FORECAST  WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N95W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 
13N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.  
SEAS TO 10 FT. 

.FROM 09N TO 22N W OF 130W  NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 
14 FT.  FROM 12N TO 20N BETWEEN 118W AND 130W  NE WINDS 20 KT.  
SEAS TO 10 FT.  ELSEWHERE FROM 08N TO 23N W OF 110W  WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 08N TO 20N W OF 130W  NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT.  SEAS TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.  FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 124W 
AND 130W  NE WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.  ELSEWHERE 
N OF 08N W OF 118W  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 09N TO 17N W OF 137W  NE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.  ELSEWHERE N OF 06N W OF 130W   WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA  S OF 27N  NW WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT S 
OF 23N.
.12 HOUR FORECAST  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.12 HOUR FORECAST  WEAK COLD FRONT FROM 30N110W TO 28N117W TO 
30N126W.  N OF FRONT  NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 10 FT 
IN NW TO N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  FIRST COLD FRONT DISSIPATE.  SECOND COLD 
FRONT APPROACH 30N.  N OF 28N FROM 118W TO 128W  WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT.  SEAS 8 FT IN N SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST  N OF 26N 125W TO 130W  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL.

.GULF OF PAPAGAYO 36 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 10N TO 11N E OF 88W NE 
WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 09N TO 11N E OF 89W  NE WINDS 20 KT.  
SEAS TO 8 FT.   

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2100 UTC THU DEC 15...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS FROM 09N84W TO 06N93W TO 06N101W THEN ITCZ 
TO 08N124W.  SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 180 NM OF AXIS E OF 102W. 
ISOLATED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM S OF AXIS FROM 123W TO 127W.

$$
.FORECASTER WALLY BARNES.  NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.