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FZPN03 KNHC 272117
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC TUE DEC 27.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED DEC 28.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU DEC 29.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC GALE WARNING...
.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 WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 
13N98W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 13N BETWEEN 95W AND 
110W WINDS LESS THAN 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 13N97W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE
FROM 05N TO 13N BETWEEN 95W AND 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
12N97W..INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 13N BETWEEN 93W AND 100W NE 
TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FROM 04N TO 11N BETWEEN 100W AND 
110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 
04N TO 12N BETWEEN 93W AND 105W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 24N TO 29N NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 24N TO 30N 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 130W AND FROM 10N TO 20N BETWEEN 115W AND 
130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NW AND 
NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 10N W OF 120W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN A BROAD MIX OF SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 23N W OF 122W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 10N W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 10N W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 25N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. N OF 25N W OF 
125W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 10N W 
OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW 
SWELL. 

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

CONVECTION VALID AT 2100 UTC TUE DEC 27...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 08.5N82W TO 05N93W. ITCZ AXIS 
EXTENDS FROM 05N93W TO 11N125W TO BEYOND 10N140W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 09N TO 13N BETWEEN 114W AND 120W.
 
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.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.