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FZPN03 KNHC 302118
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC FRI DEC 30.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT DEC 31.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN JAN 01.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.FROM 10N TO 20N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 30N118W TO 
10N123W TO 10N140W AND S OF 10N BETWEEN 100W AND 120W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 15N W OF 133W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 
29N115W TO 20N122W TO 05N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS N OF 23N BETWEEN 118W AND 130W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT ENTERS AREA ALONG 30N138W TO 
28N140W. NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 
FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 135W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 FT. N OF 20N BETWEEN 112W AND 135W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 08N TO 15N W OF 125W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 90W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.   
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 92W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.    

.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W TO 96W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95W 
TO 13N97W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2115 UTC FRI DEC 30...

SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 131W 
AND 137W...AND FROM 08N TO 10N BETWEEN 125W AND 131W.  

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS FROM 06N77W TO 06N85W TO 06N98W. ITCZ AXIS 
FROM 06N98W TO 07N117W TO 08N134W TO BEYOND 06N140W. NO 
SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION ALONG THE AXIS. 
  
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.FORECASTER COBB. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.