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FZPN03 KNHC 292140
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC THU DEC 29.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI DEC 30.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT DEC 31.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.TROUGH ALONG 136W/137W FROM 11N TO 18N. FROM 10N TO 17N BETWEEN 
123W AND 132W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
MIXED NW AND E SWELL. FROM 14N TO 25N W OF 132W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. FROM 08N TO 
14N W OF 136W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 08N W OF 
120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH ALONG 138W/139W FROM 10N TO 16N. FROM 
10N TO 23N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 
09N TO 12N BETWEEN 124W AND 130W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
ELSEWHERE NW OF A LINE FROM 23N140W TO 24N130W TO 26N120W TO 
30N118W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH W OF AREA. FROM 10N TO 14N W OF 135W NE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. 
NW OF A LINE FROM 09N140W TO 10N133W TO 25N118W TO 30N117W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.

.FROM 09N TO 11.5N E OF 90W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... 
NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.   
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER DURING 
OVERNIGHT AND EARLY MORNING HOURS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER DURING 
OVERNIGHT AND EARLY MORNING HOURS.

.FROM 04N TO 16N BETWEEN 95W AND 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 10N BETWEEN 100W AND 110W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.42 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 15N95W 
TO 13.5N96.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2100 UTC THU DEC 29...

.SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 12N TO 20N BETWEEN 129W 
AND 139W.  

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS ANALYZED FROM SW CARIBBEAN ACROSS CENTRAL 
AMERICA ENTERING EPAC NEAR 09N84W TO 06N95W WHERE IT TRANSITIONS 
TO ITCZ...CONTINUING TO 05N107W TO 08N127W TO BEYOND 06N140W. NO 
SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION NOTED NEAR AXIS. 
 
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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.