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FZPN03 KNHC 290300
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC THU DEC 29 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU DEC 29.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI DEC 30.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT DEC 31.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC 
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FROM 05N TO 13N BETWEEN 
92W AND 110W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NE 
SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
FROM 05N TO 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 11N BETWEEN 98W AND 110W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 30N NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 92W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO 
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.   
.24 HOUR FORECAST 09N TO 12N E OF 90W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 

.TROUGH FROM 10N135W TO 17N134W. FROM 11N TO 25N W OF 130W AND 
FROM 13N TO 20N BETWEEN 120W AND 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N W 
OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN 
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 10N W OF 110W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED NW AND SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 12N138W TO 18N138W. FROM 15N TO 
23N W OF 132W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 17N W OF 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N W OF 
110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED NW 
AND SE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH W OF AREA. FROM 15N TO 23N W OF 135W 
AND FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 130W AND 135W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. N OF 22N W 
OF 118W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN 
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0245 UTC THU DEC 29...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS 04N77W TO 09N85W TO 06N108W. ITCZ AXIS 
06N108W TO 06N120W TO 10N134W TO BEYOND 09N140W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 240 NM E OF TROUGH AXIS FROM 12N 
TO 15N. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM OF THE ITCZ BETWEEN 130W 
AND 138W.  
 
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.FORECASTER COBB. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.