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FZPN03 KNHC 200340
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC TUE DEC 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE DEC 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED DEC 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU DEC 22.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 10N TO 20N W OF 116W  NE TO E WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS TO 12 FT 
IN NW SWELL.  S OF 10S W OF 130W  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 
TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL.  ELSEWHERE N OF 10N W OF 110W  WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 10N TO 20N W OF 129W  NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT.  SEAS TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.  ELSEWHERE N OF 10N W OF 110W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.    
.48 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 10N TO 20N W OF 125W  NE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.  ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30118W TO 
00N100W  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.

.WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE 16N95W 12N98W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS TO 10 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 09N TO 11N E OF 90W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO... 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 10N TO 11N E OF 90W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.N OF 18N E OF 110W  NW TO N WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0300 UTC TUE DEC 20...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 09N84W TO 08N91W THEN ITCZ TO 06N115W TO 
10N128W TO BEYOND 09N140W.  ISOLATED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM OF 
AXIS FROM 96W TO 116W.  SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 90 
NM N OF AXIS W OF 132W. 

$$
.FORECASTER WALLY BARNES.  NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.