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FZPN03 KNHC 300943
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC FRI DEC 30 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC FRI DEC 30.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT DEC 31.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN JAN 01.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.FROM 12N TO 20N W OF 130W  NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.  ELSEWHERE N OF 10N W OF 122W 
AND S OF 12N FROM 100W TO 122W  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 
8 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 10N TO 16N W OF 130W  NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT.  SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.  ELSEWHERE N OF 08N W OF 130W 
AND N OF 20N FROM 116W TO 130W  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 
10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT FROM 30N135W TO 24N140W.  NW OF 
FRONT  NW WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL.  N OF 28N 
WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT  SW WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT.  
ELSEWHERE N OF 24N W OF 116W  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 
8 FT IN NW SWELL.

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 87W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.   
.24 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 89W  NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.   
.48 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 90W  NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT.

.30 HOUR FORECAST  N OF 15N FROM 94W TO 96W...INCLUDING 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 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 
13N97W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0900 UTC FRI DEC 30...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS FROM 09N84W TO 05N94W TO 06N97W THEN
ITCZ TO 07N102W TO 07N120W TO 09N130W AND BEYOND 06N140W.
NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION NOTED NEAR AXIS. 
 
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.FORECASTER WALLY BARNES.  NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.