000
FZPN03 KNHC 172128
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SAT NOV 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN NOV 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON NOV 19.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC GALE WARNING...
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
13.5N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 
35 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 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 WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 12N100W...INCLUDING 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 60 NM OF 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 12N100W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 
12N100W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 60 NM OF 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 12N98.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 
11N99W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
 
.DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 30N121W TO 25N128W. W OF LINE 
30N125W TO 20N130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW 
SWELL.   
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. W OF LINE 30N122W TO 
20N128W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL... 
HIGHEST NW.
.48 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE 30N116W TO 20N125W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 

.W OF LINE 20N130W TO 11N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. FROM 09N TO 12N BETWEEN 125W AND 131W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 20N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 20N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09N TO 20N W OF 123W 
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. ELSEWHERE FROM 08N TO 20N W OF 120W 
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 2100 UTC NOV 17...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 08.5N84W TO 06N92W WHERE IT TRANSITIONS TO 
ITCZ...CONTINUING TO 06N115W TO 07N128W TO BEYOND 07N140W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 90 NM N OF AXIS 
BETWEEN 120W AND 124W...AND FROM 06N TO 10N BETWEEN 124W AND 
130W.
 
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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.