000 FZPN03 KNHC 242135 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2230 UTC SAT DEC 24 2011 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 ...UPDATED TO ADD TO GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC GALE WARNING... SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC SAT DEC 24. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN DEC 25. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON DEC 26. .WARNINGS. ...GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC GALE WARNING... .WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 25 T0 35 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 14.5N95W... INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95.5W N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 13N97W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95.5W TO 12N98W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. FROM 10N TO 12N BETWEEN 98W AND 102W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .N OF 22N E OF 110W...INCLUDING GULF OF CALIFORNIA NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. FROM 20N TO 22N E OF 110W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 22N E OF 110W...INCLUDING GULF OF CALIFORNIA...NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 24N TO 27N NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 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 27N W OF 110W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. N OF 27N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 17N131W TO 09N135W. WITHIN 180 NM W OF TROUGH AXIS FROM 12N TO 17N NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 27N W OF 115W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. N OF 27N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 18N131W TO 10N140W. N OF 12N W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 18 FT IN PRIMARILY NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 24N W OF 122W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 30N121W TO 13N108W TO 00N126W 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 2100 UTC SAT DEC 24... .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH AXIS FROM 08N82W TO 07N100W. ITCZ AXIS FROM 07N100W TO 08N107W TO 09.5N128W TO BEYOND 08N140W. ISOLATED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 60 NM S OF AXIS FROM 104W TO 108W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM N OF AXIS FROM 120W TO 130W. $$ .FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.