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FZPN03 KNHC 220332
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC THU DEC 22 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU DEC 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI DEC 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT DEC 24.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF CALIFORNIA GALE WARNING...
.36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 24N NW TO N WINDS 25 
TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.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 09N TO 20N W OF 110W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N117W TO 
10N98W TO 00N97W EXCEPT S OF 05N W OF 135W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT MERGING SW AND NW SWELL S 
OF 09N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 21N W OF 112W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 
FROM 30N118W 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 FROM 10N TO 26N W OF 130W AND N OF 12N BETWEEN 
110W AND 130W 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 11 FT. 
ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 19N106W TO 09N92W TO 00N91W EXCEPT S OF 
07N W OF 125W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 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. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS N OF 21N E OF 
110W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS N OF 19N E OF 
110W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 

.36 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 WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 
15N95W TO 13.5N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0300 UTC THU DEC 22...

TROUGH FROM 13N114W TO 09N118W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED 
STRONG WITHIN 180 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...

MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 09.5N84.5W TO 06N92W TO 
08N100W. ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS FROM 08N100W TO 10N112W. THE ITCZ 
THEN CONTINUES FROM 09N122W TO 09N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT 
CONVECTION NOTED.

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.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.