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FZPN03 KNHC 310252
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SAT DEC 31 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT DEC 31.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN JAN 01.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON JAN 02.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 
14N96W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 
KT. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 12 FT. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.FROM 10N TO 18N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. N OF 28N BETWEEN 118W AND 125W N WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 30N116W TO 
10N120W TO 10N140W AND FROM 03N TO 10N BETWEEN 100W AND 130W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST 
SEAS N OF 20N.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 135W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 
29N115W TO 20N120W TO 05N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS N OF 25N BETWEEN 118W AND 127W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT ALONG 30N135W TO 27N140W. NW OF 
FRONT NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. 
N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 135W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. N OF 
20N BETWEEN 112W AND 130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NW 
SWELL. FROM 08N TO 14N BETWEEN 115W AND 130W 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 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.    

.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM OF THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.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...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 60 NM 
OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N 
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0245 UTC SAT DEC 31...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS FROM 07N77W TO 04N85W TO 06N97W. ITCZ AXIS 
FROM 06N97W TO 07N117W TO 08N134W TO BEYOND 06N140W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 60-90 NM EITHER SIDE OF THE AXIS 
BETWEEN 126W AND 135W. 
  
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.FORECASTER COBB. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.