000 FZPN03 KNHC 240327 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0430 UTC SAT DEC 24 2011 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0000 UTC SAT DEC 24. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN DEC 25. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON DEC 26. .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. .12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE. ...GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC GALE WARNING... .06 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. .18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N95.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .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 8 TO 10 FT. .12 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 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 10 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 TO 10 FT. .06 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. .18 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 30 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. .24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09N TO 14N BETWEEN 95W AND 105W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95.5W TO 12N99W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 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 07N TO 27N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 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 12 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 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 PRIMARILY SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 25N W OF 115W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. N OF 25N E OF 120W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. N OF 25N W OF 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 25N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. N OF 25N E OF 120W NE WINDS 20 KT TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 25N W OF 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 10N W OF 130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 0300 UTC SAT DEC 24... .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 08N84W TO 07N94W. ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS FROM 07N94W TO 10N123W TO BEYOND 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 90 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 100W AND 115W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM OF AXIS W OF 125W. $$ .FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.