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FZPN03 KNHC 261507
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC MON DEC 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE DEC 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED DEC 28.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 14N96W INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 
FT. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WARNING...WITHIN 75 NM 
OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 12N100W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 08N TO 13N 
BETWEEN 95W AND 103W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 
13N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE 
FROM 07N TO 13N BETWEEN 95W AND 108W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 
12N99W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE 
FROM 07N TO 13N BETWEEN 98W AND 110W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 29N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 19N BETWEEN 105W AND 110W N WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 24N TO 28N NW WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 91W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 

.TROUGH FROM 17N136W TO 09N140W. FROM 10N TO 24N W OF 120W NE TO 
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. 
N OF 24N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST W PART. ELSEWHERE N OF 07N W OF 110W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN NW SWELL.   
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH W OF AREA. FROM 10N TO 23N W OF 125W 
AND FROM 12N TO 18N BETWEEN 115W AND 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 
115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 24N W OF 123W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 
110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW 
SWELL.
 
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC MON DEC 26...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS FROM 08N78W TO 05N85W TO 06N110W. ITCZ AXIS 
FROM 06N110W TO 08N125W TO BEYOND 09N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
CONVECTION FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 113W AND 116W...AND WITHIN 
90 NM OF 13.5N103W. 
 
$$
.FORECASTER COBB. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.