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FZPN03 KNHC 031531
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC WED OCT 03 2012

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED OCT 03.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU OCT 04.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI OCT 05.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
14N97W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 
40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER 
SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 14N97W TO 14N99W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 14N97W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 12N TO 15N BETWEEN 
97W AND 101W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 14N97W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 12N TO 15N BETWEEN 
97W AND 104W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED E 
WIND WAVES AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N95W TO 12N97W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.S OF 11N BETWEEN 100W AND 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 
FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 11N BETWEEN 104W AND 120W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN SW TO W SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 06N BETWEEN 107W AND 119W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED SE AND W SWELL.

.18 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 11.5N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 11.5N E OF 89W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC WED OCT 03...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH IS ALONG 10N86W TO 12N95W TO 11N106W TO 
12N114W TO 07N137W. THE INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS 
EXTENDS FROM 07N137W TO 07N140W. ISOLATED MODERATE FROM 04N TO 
08N BETWEEN 77W AND 84W. SCATTERED MODERATE AND ISOLATED STRONG 
FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 95W AND 99W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 08N 
TO 12N BETWEEN 101W AND 108W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 75 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 08N109W TO 10N120W...AND FROM 09N128W 
TO 08N133W.

$$
.FORECASTER HUFFMAN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.