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FZPN03 KNHC 312145
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SAT DEC 31.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN JAN 01.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON JAN 02.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC GALE WARNING...
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
13.5N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 
35 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
11.5N98W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 
KT. SEAS TO 18 FT. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.N OF 14.5N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC 
N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
13N96.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...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 WARNING...WITHIN 90 NM OF 
LINE 16N95W TO 14N95.5W TO 11N99W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 12N BETWEEN 99W AND 104W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 

.FROM 06.5N TO 14N W OF 135W AND FROM 07N TO 10W BETWEEN 120W 
AND 135W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE 
SWELL. N OF 29N BETWEEN 120W AND 125W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT 
IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 30N117W TO 25N118W TO 09N130W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 11N W OF 124W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. N OF 22N BETWEEN 116W 
AND 127W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 
28N W OF 133W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 20N W OF 129W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT. NW OF LINE 30N129W TO 17N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS NW.

.FROM 09.5N TO 12N E OF 91W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO 
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.   
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08.5N TO 12.5N E OF 91W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.    

.N OF 05N BETWEEN 78W AND 81W...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 05N BETWEEN 78W AND 81W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF 03N E OF 
82W SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2115 UTC SAT DEC 31...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS FROM 07N75W TO 04.5N79W TO 06N86W TO 
04.5N92W...WHERE IT TRANSITIONS TO ITCZ...CONTINUING ON TO  
04N97W TO 06N107W TO 07N123W TO BEYOND 06.5N140W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 90 NM OF AXIS FROM 113W TO 130W.
  
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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.