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FZPN03 KNHC 212200
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC WED DEC 21 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED DEC 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU DEC 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI DEC 23.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE GULF OF CALIFORNIA...
.42 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 24N NW TO N WINDS 25 
TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF 27N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 24N NW TO N WINDS 25 
TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 11N TO 25N W OF 130W AND FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 115W AND 
130W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 22N110W TO 10N98W TO 00N97W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT MERGING SW AND NW 
SWELL S OF 10N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 21N W OF 112W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 
FROM 22N110W TO 00N92W EXCEPT S OF 07N W OF 131W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT MERGING SW AND NW SWELL S 
OF 10N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 09N W OF 110W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT...TO 30 KT N OF 27N WITHIN 120 NM OF THE COAST OF BAJA 
CALIFORNIA. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 
FROM 20N106W TO 00N91W EXCEPT S OF 07N W OF 130W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY SW TO W SWELL.

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 89W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE 
TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.30 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 28N NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS N OF 21N E OF 
109W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS ELSEWHERE N OF 
20N E OF 110W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 

.42 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF TEHUANTEPEC N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 13.5N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2100 UTC WED DEC 21...

TROUGH FROM 13N113W TO 09N116W. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS MODERATE 
TO STRONG WITHIN 180 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...

MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 08N82W TO 06N90W TO 07N97W. 
ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS FROM 07N97W TO 10N112W. THE ITCZ THEN 
CONTINUES FROM 10N116W TO 06.5N135W TO 08N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT 
CONVECTION NOTED.

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.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.