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FZPN03 KNHC 160938
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC FRI NOV 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC FRI NOV 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT NOV 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN NOV 18.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 14N95.5W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 
TO 12 FT.
.24 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 12 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
14N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 
KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 
12N95W TO 12.5N97W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 
06.5N TO 12N BETWEEN 96W AND 106W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 
FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 75 NM OF 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12.5N97W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 75 NM OF 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N97W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 96W AND 102W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
 
.COLD FRONT FROM 30N124.5W TO 20N134W. SECONDARY FRONT FROM 
30N129W TO 23N140W. N OF 28N BETWEEN FRONTS SW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF SECONDARY FRONT 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW.
FROM 10N TO 15N W OF 138W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN E 
SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW COLD FRONT FROM 30N127.5W TO 23.5N140W. 
WITHIN 240 NM SE OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
NW SWELL. W OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 11 FT IN NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST NW.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING FRONT FROM 30N120W TO 26N124W. 
FROM 12N TO 18N W OF 133W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
WITH NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N126W TO 26N130W TO 
16N130W TO 10N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL. 

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0900 UTC NOV 16...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 09N73W TO 10N85W TO 06N104W...WHERE IT 
TRANSITIONS TO ITCZ..CONTINUING ON TO 08N119W TO 09N130W TO 
BEYOND 09N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION 
NOTED WITHIN 90 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 106W AND 114W.
 
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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.