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FZPN03 KNHC 241550
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC SAT DEC 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN DEC 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 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 TO 10 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE. 

...GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC GALE WARNING...
.36 HOUR FORECAST  WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N95W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT.  SEAS TO 9  
FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST  WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W 
N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT.  SEAS TO 11 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 22N   
E OF 110W  NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS TO 10 FT.  FROM 18N TO 
22N E OF 110W  NW TO N WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  N OF 18N E OF 110W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
CALIFORNIA...NW TO N WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST  GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 23N  NW WINDS 20 KT.  
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.36 HOUR FORECAST  WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC  N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS 
TO 10 FT.  ELSEWHERE FROM 09N TO 13N BETWEEN 95W AND 103W  WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST  EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM OF 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 12N98W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 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 08N TO 28N W OF 110W  NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 10 
TO 15 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.  N OF 28N WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.   
.24 HOUR FORECAST  TROUGH FROM 15N134W TO 08N135W.  WITHIN 180 
NM W OF TROUGH AXIS FROM 12N TO 15N  NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS 
12 TO 15 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL.  ELSEWHERE FROM 
10N TO 26N W OF 110W  NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.  
N OF 26N  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST  TROUGH FROM 15N136W TO 08N140W.  N OF 12N W 
OF TROUGH  NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS 15 TO 18 FT.  ELSEWHERE 
FROM 11N TO 26N W OF 122W  NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 10 TO 14 
FT IN NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL.  N OF 26N  NE WINDS 20 KT.  
SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL.  FROM 06N TO 11N W OF 120W  WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
 
.REMAINDER OF AREA  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC SAT DEC 24...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS FROM 08N82W TO 09N86W TO 08N93W THEN ITCZ 
TO 08N114W TO 10N123W TO 05N137W TO BEYOND 06N140W.  ISOLATED 
MODERATE WITHIN 45 NM OF AXIS FROM 97W TO 110W.  SCATTERED 
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM OF AXIS FROM 120W TO 130W.

$$
.FORECASTER WALLY BARNES.  NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.