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FZPN03 KNHC 152124
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC THU NOV 15 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC THU NOV 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI NOV 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT NOV 17.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95W TO 12N97W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 13 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
13N97W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 14.5N95W TO 
13N97W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 
14N95W TO 12N99W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 08N TO 
12N BETWEEN 97W AND 103W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 60 NM OF 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 12N98W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.  
ELSEWHERE FROM 08N TO 11N BETWEEN 98W AND 104W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 75 NM OF 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95W TO 12.5N98W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.  

.FROM 09N TO 11N E OF 89W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.FROM 12N TO 15N W OF 135W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 15N W OF 133W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 13N TO 16N W OF 137W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE 20N130W TO 12N140W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N126W TO 20N134W. N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW 
PART. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N W OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 30N123W TO 
23N130W. SECONDARY COLD FRONT FROM 30N130W TO 25N135W. W OF 
DISSIPATING FRONT TO 140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST W OF SECONDARY COLD FRONT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST SECONDARY COLD FRONT FROM 30N124W TO 24N130W. 
W OF LINE FROM 30N126W TO 20N130W 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 2100 UTC NOV 15...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 05N78W TO 06N100W THEN ITCZ AXIS TO 10N125W 
TO 08N130W TO 10N135W TO BEYOND 09N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE IS 
WITHIN 120 NM N OF TROUGH BETWEEN 79W AND 84W. SIMILAR 
CONVECTION IS ALSO NOTED WITHIN 90 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 102W AND 
114W...WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS BETWEEN 118W AND 120W... 
AND FROM 07N TO 10N W OF 135W.
 
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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.