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FZPN03 KNHC 131535
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC SAT OCT 13 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT OCT 13.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN OCT 14.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON OCT 15.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 12N TO 17N BETWEEN 150W AND 135W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 20N BETWEEN W 
OF 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 16N W OF 125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 14N W OF 135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.

.N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA BETWEEN 24N AND 27N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.LOW PRES NEAR 15N111W 1007 MB MOVING W 15 KT. WITHIN 120 NM N 
SEMICIRCLE AND SW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 
15N113W 1006 MB. WITHIN 180 NM NW QUADRANT AND 270 NM SE 
QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 
15N114W 1005 MB. WITHIN 270 NM NW QUADRANT AND WITHIN 300 NM SE 
SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 
16N115W 1003 MB. WITHIN 150 NM NW SEMICIRCLE AND 300 NM SE 
SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 
07N TO 13N WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1200 UTC SAT OCT 13...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 10N85W TO LOW PRES 1010 MB NEAR 07N91W TO 
LOW PRES 1007 MB NEAR 15N111W TO LOW PRES 1012 MB NEAR 11N131W 
TO 08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE N OF 05N BETWEEN 80W AND 85W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION WITHIN 120 NM W 
QUADRANT OF LOW NEAR 07N91W. NUMEROUS MODERATE SCATTERED STRONG 
WITHIN 240 NM W SEMICIRCLE OF LOW NEAR 15N111W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM N OF TROUGH AXIS BETWEEN 120W AND 130W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 06N TO 09N BETWEEN 125W AND 135W. 

EXTENDS FROM 10N85W TO 07N91W TO 13N99W TO LOW 
PRES NEAR 15N110W TO 10N124W TO 10N136W TO 08N140W. CLUSTERS OF 
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION ARE WITHIN 45 NM 
OF 07N92W...14N102W AND 11.5N130W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION 
IS WITHIN 60 NM N OF THE TROUGH BETWEEN 108W AND 120W.222

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.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.