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FZPN03 KNHC 270333
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC TUE DEC 27 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE DEC 27.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED DEC 28.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU DEC 29.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
14N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 
15N95W TO 12N98W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 07N TO 12N BETWEEN 100W AND 
110W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 13N BETWEEN 93W AND 110W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 75 NM OF 
LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N97W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC 
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 
13N BETWEEN 96W AND 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
PRIMARILY NE SWELL. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
12N97W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 10N TO 12N BETWEEN 97W AND 101W NE TO 
E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 
13N BETWEEN 96W AND 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NE 
SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE 
FROM 05N TO 13N BETWEEN 95W AND 110W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 23N TO 27N NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 20N TO 23N BETWEEN 105W AND 110W N 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 24N TO 29N 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. 

.FROM 10N TO 25N W OF 130W AND FROM 10N TO 20N BETWEEN 115W AND 
130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN MIXED NW AND 
NE SWELL...HIGHEST W OF 135W. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 120W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST W PART. S 
OF 10N W OF 125W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE 
AND SE SWELL.    
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 25N W OF 130W AND FROM 11N TO 18N 
BETWEEN 115W AND 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT 
IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL...HIGHEST W OF 135W. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N 
W OF 115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. S 
OF 11N W OF 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN A 
BROAD MIX OF SWELLS. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 27N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 
10N W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE 
AND NW SWELL. S OF 10N W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT IN MIXED NW AND SE SWELL. 
 
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

CONVECTION VALID AT 0300 UTC TUE DEC 27...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS FROM 09N84W TO 06N90W. ITCZ AXIS FROM 06N90W 
TO 11N121W TO BEYOND 10N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG 
WITHIN 180 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 108W AND 112W. 
 
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.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.