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FZPN03 KNHC 181516
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC SUN NOV 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON NOV 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE NOV 20.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC GALE WARNING...
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE 06N95W TO 15N95W TO 
14N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.
.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 8 TO 12 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 12N98W...INCLUDING 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 75 NM OF 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 12N100W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 
12N100W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 75 NM OF 
LINE 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 12N99W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC 
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
 
.N OF 20N W OF 125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.   
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 20N W OF 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 20N W OF 115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. 

.FROM 12N TO 20N W OF 135W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09N TO 20N W OF 125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 20N W OF 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 20N W OF 115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. 

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1530 UTC NOV 18...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 07N78W TO 05N95W. ITCZ 05N95W TO 08N115W TO 
06N130W TO  07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 100 NM 
S OF AXIS FROM 130W TO 134W.
 
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.FORECASTER DGS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.