000 FZPN03 KNHC 222141 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2230 UTC THU DEC 22 2011 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1800 UTC THU DEC 22. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI DEC 23. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT DEC 24. .WARNINGS. ...GULF OF CALIFORNIA GALE WARNING... .12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 24N NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 24N NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE. ...GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC GALE WARNING... .36 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 12N116W TO 07N119W. FROM 09N TO 22N 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 00N92W EXCEPT S OF 07S 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 TROUGH FROM 13N121W TO 09N126W. NW OF LINE 22N110W TO 09N126W TO 09N140W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...TO 30 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MERGING SW AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 20N107W TO 07N92W TO 00N92W EXCEPT S OF 07N W OF 125W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 17N...AND SW TO W SWELL S OF 17N. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 12N130W TO 07N132W. FROM 10N TO 28N BETWEEN 110W AND 140W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN PRIMARILY NE SWELL. N OF 28N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 21N105W TO 09N104W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY SW SWELL. .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. .GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 30N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 23N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 20N BETWEEN 107W AND 110W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA AND ELSEWHERE N OF 19N BETWEEN E OF 110W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA AND ELSEWHERE N OF 21N BETWEEN 107W AND 110W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF 28N. .18 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. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .36 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 13N97W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 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 11.5N97W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 10N TO 12N BETWEEN 97W AND 102W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 2100 UTC THU DEC 22... .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 07N81W TO 06N95W. ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS FROM 06N95W TO 08.5N115W THEN CONTINUES FROM 08N120W TO 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 126W AND 136W. $$ .FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.