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FZPN03 KNHC 311530
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC SAT DEC 31.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN JAN 01.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON JAN 02.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
14N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
12N97W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 
KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE 16N95W AND 15N95W AND 
13N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 60 NM 
OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12N97W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM 
OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N95.5W TO 10.5N100W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 12N BETWEEN 94W AND 105W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 

.FROM 09N TO 18N W OF 135W AND FROM 06N TO 09W BETWEEN 118W AND 
135W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 30N115W TO 10N130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N W OF 135W SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE 25N112W TO 06N126W TO 05.5N140W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT ALONG 30N133W TO 26N140W. NW OF 
FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 19 FT IN NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS NW.

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

.N OF 05N BETWEEN 79W AND 81W...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC SAT DEC 31...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS FROM 09N84W TO 04.5N92W. ITCZ AXIS FROM 
04.5N92W TO 07N120W TO BEYOND 08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO 
STRONG WITHIN 90 NM OF AXIS FROM 118W TO 130W.
  
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.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.