000
FZPN03 KNHC 180915
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC SUN NOV 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN NOV 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON NOV 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE NOV 20.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC GALE WARNING...
.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.
.09 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
13.5N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 
40 KT. SEAS TO 13 FT.
.33 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.
.48 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. 

.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 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10.5N TO 14N 
BETWEEN 96W AND 101W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE 
SWELL. 
.09 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
12N99W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10.5N TO 14N BETWEEN 96W AND 
101W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 75 NM OF 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12.5N97.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 96W AND 102W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.33 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
11.5N98W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 96W 
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 15N95W TO 12.5N97.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 09.5N TO 14N BETWEEN 95W AND 102W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
 
.DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 30N118W TO 23N130W. W OF LINE 
30N124W TO 20N127W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL.   
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. W OF LINE 30N120W TO 
20N127W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL... 
HIGHEST N OF 29N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 20N W OF 116W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 

.FROM 08N TO 18N W OF 134W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09N TO 20N W OF 124W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 19N W OF 124W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 
06N TO 20N W OF 122W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED 
NW AND NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 20N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N W OF 118W 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 0830 UTC NOV 18...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM LOW PRES OVER THE SW CARIBBEAN NEAR 
11N76W 1010 MB TO 05N95W WHERE IT TRANSITIONS TO 
ITCZ...CONTINUING TO 07N113W TO 06N129W TO BEYOND 07N140W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION NOTED WITHIN 150 
NM OF ITCZ BETWEEN 120W AND 132W.
 
$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.