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FZPN03 KNHC 131533
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC THU DEC 13.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI DEC 14.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT DEC 15.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.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 10 TO 14 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF A 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 14N96W TO 12N98.5W N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 12N98W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 13N 
BETWEEN 94W AND 100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 13N96.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 09N90W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A FROM 11N86W TO 
09N90W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N119W TO 24N127W THEN DISSIPATING TO 20N140W. 
N OF FRONT TO 28N W OF 128W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT. N OF 28N W OF 124W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN 
NW TO N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N115W TO 25N120W TO 22N130W. 
N OF 25N E OF 120W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 22N AND W OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT E OF AREA. TROUGH FROM 30N119W TO 
25N123W. N OF 22N BETWEEN 114W AND 130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 30N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 12N TO 16N W OF 132W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 22N W OF 133W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 14N TO 20N W OF 129W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY NE WIND WAVES. ELSEWHERE 
FROM 11N TO 22N W OF 124W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN A 
BROAD MIX OF SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 18N TO 21N E OF 107W...INCLUDING CABO 
CORRIENTES...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC DEC 13...

.ISOLATED MODERATE WITHIN 120-180 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 
12N130W TO 22N106W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH IS ALONG 07N78W TO 08N86W TO 06N98W. THE 
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS EXTENDS FROM 06N98W TO WEAK 
LOW PRES NEAR 10N109W 1011 MB TO 07N124W TO 09N138W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 120-180 NM S OF A LINE FROM 
07N78W TO 05N82W. SIMILAR CONVECTION IS WITHIN 75 NM S OF TROUGH 
BETWEEN 89W AND 92W. NO CONVECTION IS NOTED WITH THE LOW.

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.