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FZPN03 KNHC 172152
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC SAT DEC 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN DEC 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON DEC 19.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC GALE WARNING...
.06 HOUR FORECAST  WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 
13N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 
KT.  SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
12N98W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 
KT.  SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST  CONDITIONS BELOW GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 12N97W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS TO  
10 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST  EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 60 NM OF 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 11N100W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 75 NM OF 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 11N104W  N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.  ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 98W AND 
105W  NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST  WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 
12N100W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT.  SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.  FROM 08N TO 11N BETWEEN 100W 
AND 107W  NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W  
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT.  ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 13N 
BETWEEN 95W AND 103W  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 10 FT IN E 
SWELL.

.FROM 09N TO 20N W OF 136W  NE TO E WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS TO 10 FT 
IN NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 08N TO 18N W OF 132W  NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT.  SEAS TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.  FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 120W 
AND 130W  NE WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 09N TO 22N W OF 112W  NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT.  SEAS TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.  S OF 09N W OF 130W  SE WINDS 20 
KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.

.DISSIPATING LOW PRES AT 30N117W 1018 MB WITH FRONTAL TROUGH TO 
24N120W.  N OF 20N W OF 122W  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 9 
FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  LOW PRES AND FRONTAL TROUGH DISSIPATED.  N OF 
18N W OF 122W  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  N OF 22N W OF 110W  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 11 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. 

.FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 90W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 08N TO 12N E OF 90W AND FROM 08N TO 10N 
BETWEEN 90W AND 93W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 09N93W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 
9 FT.  ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 11N BETWEEN 90W AND 100W  WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 17N TO 21N E OF 107W  NW TO N WINDS 20 
KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  N OF 17N FROM 105W TO 107W  NW TO N 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 SAT DEC 17...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS FROM 08N83W TO 05N102W THEN ITCZ TO 09N118W 
TO 06N128W TO BEYOND 09N140W.  SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM 
OF AXIS FROM 111W AND 122W.  SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG 
WITHIN 120 NM N AND 60 NM S OF AXIS W OF 134W. 

$$
.FORECASTER WALLY BARNES.  NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.