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FZPN03 KNHC 231526
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC FRI DEC 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI DEC 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT DEC 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN DEC 25.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF CALIFORNIA GALE WARNING...
.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 WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE. 

...GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC GALE WARNING...
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 
14N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 
TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 22N AND 
ELSEWHERE N OF 19N BETWEEN 105W AND 110W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 23N NW WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 18N TO 23N BETWEEN 105W AND 110W NW TO 
N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 23N NW WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 

.N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 60 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 13N97W INCLUDING 
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 60 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 11N99W INCLUDING 
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N95W TO 10N100W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09N TO 13N BETWEEN 
95W AND 105W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 13N97W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 

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

.FROM 12N TO 23N W OF 115W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. N OF 23N E OF 120W NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 30 KT LOCALLY WITHIN 90 NM OF THE COAST OF 
BAJA CALIFORNIA. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 24N W OF 110W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. N OF 24N E 
OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT WITHIN 90 NM 
LOCALLY OF THE COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 
24N W OF 130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 25N W OF 115W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. N OF 25N E 
OF 122W NE WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT WITHIN 90 NM LOCALLY OF 
THE COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 
25N W OF 122W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
 
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

CONVECTION VALID AT 1515 UTC FRI DEC 23...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 09N78W TO 06N94W. THE ITCZ 
AXIS EXTENDS FROM 06N94W TO 10N112W TO 09N125W TO BEYOND 
08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION WAS NOTED 
WITHIN 90 NM OF AXIS W OF 125W.  

$$
.FORECASTER COBB. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.