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FZPN03 KNHC 130306
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC THU DEC 13 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU DEC 13.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI DEC 14.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT DEC 15.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 14.5N95W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 
16N94.5W TO 14N95.5W TO 13N96.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WARNING...WITHIN 75 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 14.5N95.5W TO 13N96W NE 
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 90 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 14N95.5W TO 13N96.5W 
AND FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 99W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 
16N94.5W TO 14N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 
94W AND 99W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 
16N94.5W TO 14N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 
94W AND 101W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N89W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A FROM 11N86W TO 
09.5N91W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.COLD FRONT 30N127W TO 27N140W. W OF A LINE FROM 30N126W TO 
22N140W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N116W TO 24N119W. W OF A LINE 
FROM 30N119W TO 20N134W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH 30N114W TO 26N109W. N OF 22N W 
OF 115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 
FROM 11N TO 22N W OF 129W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
MIXED N SWELL.

.FROM 09N TO 16N W OF 137W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 20N W OF 134W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGE.

.S OF 05N W OF 130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN SE 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 30N S TO SW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 28N TO 31N 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 DEC 13...

.ISOLATED MODERATE TO STRONG DISSIPATING FROM 13N TO 17N BETWEEN 
107W AND 118W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH 09N75W TO 09N84W TO 07N98W TO 1010 MB LOW PRES AT 
10.5N106W. ITCZ 09N108W TO 11N133W TO 09N140W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE 07N81W TO 05N91W 
AND WITHIN 15 NM OF 08N139W. 

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.