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FZPN03 KNHC 120931
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC WED DEC 12 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED DEC 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU DEC 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI DEC 14.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 14N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N95W TO 14N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 26N W OF 135W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 32N120W TO 25N130W. N OF LINE 
FROM 30N125W TO 22N140W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N115W TO 25N120W. N OF 25N E 
OF 115W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 23N WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO 
N SWELL. 

.FROM 15N TO 18N W OF 135W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 15N TO 18N E OF 138W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 13N TO 22N W OF 135W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.S OF 03N W OF 135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT PRIMARILY 
IN SE SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 
16N94.5W TO 14N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC 
WARNING...WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W 
TO 13N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC 
WARNING...WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W 
TO 12N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC 
WARNING...WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W 
TO 11N100W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 14N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 

.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 10N88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.42 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 30N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 25N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0900 UTC DEC 12...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 07N78W TO 09N85W TO 06N95W TO LOW PRES NEAR 
10N103W 1011 MB. ITCZ FROM 07N108W TO BEYOND 07N140W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF MONSOON TROUGH AXIS E OF 
83W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM N OF ITCZ BETWEEN 125W AND 
135W.

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.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.