000
FZPN03 KNHC 170836
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC SAT NOV 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT NOV 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN NOV 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON NOV 19.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13.5N96.5W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 
TO 12 FT.
.09 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 14.5N95W TO 
13.5N96W...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 75 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 
15N95W TO 13N97W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 
97W AND 100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.09 HOUR FORECAST ...WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 14.5N95.5W 
TO 11.5N98W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
13N97W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30  
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 13.5N BETWEEN 97W AND 
101W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 75 NM OF 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95W TO 13N96.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 13.5N BETWEEN 96.5W AND 101W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
 
.COLD FRONT FROM 30N124W TO 25N133W. W OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL... HIGHEST NW PART. ELSEWHERE 
FROM 20N TO 25N W OF 130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN 
NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW.   
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. W OF LINE 30N124W TO 
24N130W TO 20N129W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST NW.
.48 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE 30N121W TO 20N126W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW. 

.FROM 14N TO 20N W OF 135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN 
MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 19N W OF 123W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 20N W OF 126W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 19N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 
07N TO 20N W OF 123W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED 
NW AND NE SWELL. 

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0800 UTC NOV 17...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM COLOMBIA NEAR 10N74W TO LOW PRES 
OVER SW CARIBBEAN NEAR 10.5N80.5W 1011 MB TO 05.5N104W WHERE IT 
TRANSITIONS TO ITCZ...CONTINUING ON TO 09N125W TO BEYOND 
07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION NOTED 
WITHIN 120 NM OF ITCZ BETWEEN 120W AND 129W. NO SIGNIFICANT 
CONVECTION ELSEWHERE.
 
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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.