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FZPN03 KNHC 182149
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC SUN DEC 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN DEC 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON DEC 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE DEC 20.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12N97W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. 
SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS BELOW GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 11N99W  N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
FROM 10N TO 12N BETWEEN 99W AND 103W  NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST  WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
13N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT.  SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.  FROM 08N TO 13N BETWEEN 96W AND 
109W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.   
FROM 08N TO 14N BETWEEN 95W AND 98W  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  
SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.  
.30 HOUR FORECAST  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 09N93W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT E OF 90W. 
SEAS TO 10 FT.  ELSEWHERE N OF 11N E OF 90W  NE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST  WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 09N93W 
INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  
SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 09N TO 11N E OF 92W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.  ELSEWHERE FROM 
05N TO 11N BETWEEN 94W AND 111W  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 
9 FT IN MERGING SW AND NE SWELL.

.FROM 18N TO 22N E OF 108W  NW TO N WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 17N TO 20N E OF 108W  NW TO N WINDS 20 
KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.FROM 10N TO 18N W OF 130W  NE TO E WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS TO 10 FT 
IN NW SWELL.  FROM 09N TO 13N BETWEEN 119W AND 130W  NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.  N OF 18N W OF 136W  NE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL.  ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 30N120W TO 
00N130W  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 08N TO 18N W OF 130W  NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.  FROM 12N TO 
18N BETWEEN 113W AND 130W  NE WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS TO 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL.  ELSEWHERE N OF 08N W OF 112W  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  
SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 12N TO 18N W OF 125W  NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.  ELSEWHERE W 
OF 122W AND N OF 07W FROM 110W TO 122W  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  
SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2100 UTC SUN DEC 18...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS FROM 08N83W TO 06N98W THEN ITCZ TO 06N110W 
TO 10N121W TO 07N134W TO BEYOND 07N140W.  ISOLATED MODERATE 
WITHIN 90 NM OF AXIS FROM 114W TO 131W.

$$
.FORECASTER WALLY BARNES.  NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.