000 FZPN03 KNHC 271532 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1630 UTC TUE DEC 27 2011 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1200 UTC TUE DEC 27. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED DEC 28. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU DEC 29. .WARNINGS. ...GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC GALE WARNING... .WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. .06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE. .12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 14N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N98W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 13N BETWEEN 95W AND 105W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12N98W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 13N BETWEEN 95W AND 105W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .12 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12N98W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 12N BETWEEN 95W AND 110W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12N99W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 12N BETWEEN 96W AND 101W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 14N96W..INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 12N BETWEEN 93W AND 105W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. REMAINDER AREA W OF 100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 90 NM FROM COAST N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 12N BETWEEN 93W AND 100W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 23N TO 28N NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 20N TO 23N E OF 110W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 23N TO 29N NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 93W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .FROM 10N TO 25N W OF 120W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. FROM 10N TO 20N BETWEEN 110W AND 120W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 23N W OF 122W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 23N W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 09N W OF 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 24N W OF 124W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 10N TO 19N BETWEEN 116W AND 124W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 24N W OF 124W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 16N W OF 110W AND S OF 11N BETWEEN 100W AND 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NW AND SE SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 1515 UTC TUE DEC 27... .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 08N78W TO 06N81W TO 07N100W TO 08N108W TO 08N120W WHERE LOW LEVEL WINDS SUGGEST THE ITCZ AXIS BEGINS AND CONTINUES TO 12N125W TO 09N134W TO BEYOND 10N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 180 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 112W AND 118W AND ALSO FROM 12N TO 18N BETWEEN 118W AND 125W. $$ .FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.