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FZPN03 KNHC 160347
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST   
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC FRI DEC 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC FRI DEC 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT DEC 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN DEC 18.

.WARNINGS.

.48 HOUR WARNING  WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W  N 
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT.  SEAS TO 12 FT. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.30 HOUR FORECAST  WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N95W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 60 NM OF 
LINE 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 13N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC 
...N TO NE 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.
.06 HOUR FORECAST  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.06 HOUR FORECAST  WEAK COLD FRONT FROM 30N110W TO 28N115W 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 121W TO 130W  WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT.  SEAS 8 FT IN N SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST  N OF 26N W OF 130W  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.

.GULF OF PAPAGAYO 30 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 0300 UTC FRI DEC 16...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS FROM 09N85W TO 07N93W TO 06N98W THEN ITCZ TO 
08N127W TO 07N139W.  SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM OF AXIS E 
OF 104W.

$$
.FORECASTER WALLY BARNES.  NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.