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FZPN03 KNHC 221519
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC THU DEC 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI DEC 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT DEC 24.

.WARNINGS.

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

...GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC GALE WARNING...
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 
14N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 
35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.TROUGH FROM 13N117W TO 08N119W. FROM 09N TO 18N 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 30N117W TO 13N100W 
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 14N119W TO 09N124W. FROM 09N TO 
22N W OF 115W AND NW OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN MERGING SW AND NW SWELL. N OF 23N BETWEEN 120W AND 
BAJA CALIFORNIA NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...LOCALLY 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 25N112W TO 12N100W TO 00N92W 
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. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 15N126W TO 09N130W. FROM 09N TO 
25N 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 25N 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. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 89W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.09 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 30N NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 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. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA AND ELSEWHERE N OF 19N 
BETWEEN 105W AND 110W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 

.24 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. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 60 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 13N96W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 60 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 12N98W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
 
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

CONVECTION VALID AT 1515 UTC THU DEC 22...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 09N78W TO 06N85W TO 08N107W. 
ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS FROM 08N107W TO 10N117W TO 07N130W TO 06N140W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 126W AND 136W 
AND WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF TROUGH FROM 10N TO 13N. 

$$
.FORECASTER COBB. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.