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FZPN03 KNHC 220913
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC THU DEC 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI DEC 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT DEC 24.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF CALIFORNIA GALE WARNING...
.30 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 24N NW TO N WINDS 25 
TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.TROUGH FROM 12N117W TO 08N119W. FROM 09N TO 19N W OF 112W AND 
NW OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
PRIMARILY NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N120W TO 00N95W 
EXCEPT S OF 07S W OF 130W 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 TROUGH FROM 14N118W TO 09N123W. FROM 09N TO 
22N W OF 115W AND NW OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN MERGING SW AND NW SWELL. N OF 27N BETWEEN 120W AND 
THE BAJA CALIFORNIA NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W 
OF LINE FROM 30N120W TO 00N95W EXCEPT S OF 07N W OF 125W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT SW TO W SWELL S 
OF 17N. ELSEWHERE S OF 11 N W OF 92W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 15N125W TO 09N129W. FROM 09N TO 
26N W OF 130W AND NW OF TROUGH AND ELSEWHERE N OF 13N BETWEEN 
110W AND 130W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN PRIMARILY 
NE SWELL. N OF 26N W OF 130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 
FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 17N BETWEEN 100W AND 123W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.

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

.12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 30N NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 23N NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.30 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 GULF OF CALIFORNIA AND ELSEWHERE N OF 17N 
BETWEEN 105W AND 110W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT 
IN NW SWELL. 

.30 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING THE 
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 
14N95W TO 13N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0715 UTC THU DEC 22...
.ISOLATED MODERATE FROM 11N TO 20N W OF 109W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 10N84W TO 07N90W TO 09N99W TO 
08N102W. ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS FROM 08N102W TO 11N117W TO 08N122W TO 
08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 114W 
AND 116W AND WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS BETWEEN 101W AND 
104W. 

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.FORECASTER SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.