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FZPN03 KNHC 161544
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC FRI DEC 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT DEC 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN DEC 18.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC GALE WARNING...
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 13.5N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 13N96.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS TO 16 FT. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 13N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 60 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 11N100W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 11.5N98W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. FROM 10N TO 12N BETWEEN 98W 
AND 102W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.

.FROM 07N TO 22N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT. FROM 10N TO 17N BETWEEN 123W AND 130W NE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 08N TO 
18N BETWEEN 115W AND 130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 20N W OF 136W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT 
EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 11N. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 06N TO LINE FROM 12N124W TO 24N140W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO LINE FROM 13N122W TO 21N140W NE TO 
E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. FROM 
06N TO 08N W OF 133W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED 
NW AND NE SWELL.

.FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 30N117W TO 26N120W TO 24N129W. N OF FRONT 
BETWEEN 119W AND 127W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH BECOMING DIFFUSE FROM LOW PRES 
NEAR 28.5N116W 1015 MB TO 22N120W. N OF 29N BETWEEN 124W AND 
130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29N NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST NW OF LINE FROM 30N137W TO 24N140W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NW OF 30N130W TO 21N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 09N90W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 
11.5N86W TO 09N90W 08N93W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.  

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC FRI DEC 16...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS CROSSES CENTRAL AMERICA AND ENTERS EPAC NEAR 
10N85W TO 08N91W TO 08N101W WHERE IT TRANSITIONS TO ITCZ... 
CONTINUING ON TO 08N132W TO BEYOND 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
CONVECTION NOTED S OF TROUGH AXIS...N OF 06N TO PANAMA AND E OF 
85W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION NOTED WITHIN 
90 NM OF AXIS W OF 130W. 

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.