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FZPN03 KNHC 260333
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC MON DEC 26 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON DEC 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE DEC 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED DEC 28.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13.5N96W INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 
FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WARNING...WITHIN 75 NM 
OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 97W AND 
102W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
12N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 
07N TO 13N BETWEEN 98W AND 105W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 
FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
13N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 
07N TO 13N BETWEEN 96W AND 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 24N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 27N NW WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 91W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 

.TROUGH FROM 08N137W TO 17N133W. FROM 10N TO 25N W OF 115W NE TO 
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. 
N OF 25N E OF 120W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. N 
OF 25N W OF 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST W PART.   
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH W OF AREA. FROM 11N TO 23N W OF 115W NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. S OF 10N W OF 120W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 25N W OF 128W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 
10N W OF 115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE 
AND NW SWELL. S OF 10N W OF 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 
10 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL.
 
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

CONVECTION VALID AT 0300 UTC MON DEC 26...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS FROM 08N83W TO 07N108W. ITCZ AXIS FROM 
07N108W TO 10N118W TO BEYOND 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO 
STRONG WITHIN 210 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 110W AND 120W. 

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.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.