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FZPN03 KNHC 200328
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC TUE NOV 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC TUE NOV 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED NOV 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU NOV 22.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 13.5N96W...INCLUDING 
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 
14 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 
13.5N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 
TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 
14N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 
35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 
16N95W TO 13.5N96W TO 11N100W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 95W AND 102W WINDS 20 KT OF 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 75 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 13.5N96W TO 11.5N99W...INCLUDING 
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09N TO 14N BETWEEN 95W AND 105W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 75 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N95.5W TO 12N98W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09N TO 13N BETWEEN 95W AND 105W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.

.N OF 20N W OF 115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW 
SWELL.   
.24 HOUR FORECAST NW OF LINE 30N128W TO 26N140W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW PART. FROM 22N TO 
25N BETWEEN 114W AND 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NW OF LINE 30N117W TO 20N130W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 29N W OF 125W. 

.FROM 09N TO 20N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT. S OF 09N W OF 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 18N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 22N W OF 115W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 18N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09N TO 20N W OF 115W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. 

.06 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 23N TO 27N NW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0300 UTC NOV 20...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 09N84W TO 07N90W WHERE IT 
TRANSITIONS TO ITCZ...CONTINUING TO 05N100W TO 08N115W TO 
08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 05N TO 09N BETWEEN 117W AND 
122W. 
 
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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.