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FZPN03 KNHC 232131
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC FRI DEC 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT DEC 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 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 8 
TO 10 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE. 

...GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC GALE WARNING...
.12 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 WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 22N AND 
ELSEWHERE FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 105W AND 110W NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 22N NW WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 18N TO 22N BETWEEN 105W AND 110W NW TO 
N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 22N NW WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 20N TO 22N BETWEEN 105W AND 110W NW TO 
N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 23N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 

.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 
8 FT.
.12 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 WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N95W TO 12N98W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 12N BETWEEN 
98W AND 102W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 09N TO 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 105W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N95.5W TO 12N100W 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 09N TO 27N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. N OF 11N BETWEEN 110W AND 130W 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 30 KT LOCALLY WITHIN 90 NM OF THE 
COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE 
SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 19N105W TO 07N92W TO 
00N92W...EXCEPT S OF 05N W OF 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND SW SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 26N W OF 110W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. N OF 26N E OF 
120W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. N OF 26N W OF 120W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 27N W OF 115W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 
120W 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 27N 
W OF 120W 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 2100 UTC FRI DEC 23...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 08N83W TO 07N94W. THE ITCZ 
AXIS EXTENDS FROM 07N94W TO 09N107W TO BEYOND 08N140W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 95W AND 
102W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS 
BETWEEN 106W AND 112W. SCATTERED MODERATE WAS NOTED WITHIN 90 NM 
OF AXIS W OF 125W.  

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.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.