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FZPN03 KNHC 141532
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC FRI DEC 14 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI DEC 14.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT DEC 15.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN DEC 16.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N112W TO 21N120W. N OF 24N E OF FRONT TO THE 
BAJA PENINSULA SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 
24N BETWEEN FRONT AND 120W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT INCLUDING GULF OF CALIFORNIA S TO SW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. WITHIN 180 NM SE OF 
FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT MOVED E AND DISSIPATED. LOW PRES 
MOVED SE TO NE OF AREA NEAR 32N119W 1011 MB WITH COLD FRONT TO 
27N126W. W OF FRONT TO 123W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NE OF AREA NEAR 33N116W 1012 MB WITH 
COLD FRONT TO 27N119W. W OF FRONT TO 121W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 29N E OF FRONT INCLUDING GULF OF 
CALIFORNIA S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 22N W OF  115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED E OF AREA. WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS AS DESCRIBED BELOW.

.FROM 10N TO 23N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. N 
OF 23N W OF 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW 
SWELL. OF 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 22N W OF 130W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 20N W OF 120W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST W OF 135W. N OF 20N W OF 115W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.

.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 15N95W TO 
14N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.FROM 18N TO 21N BETWEEN 104W AND 107W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 18N TO 22N BETWEEN 105W AND 107W 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 1515 UTC DEC 14...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 08N78W TO 08N85W TO 07N95W WHERE IT
TRANSITIONS TO THE ITCZ TO 07N105W TO 06N117W TO 09N130W TO 
10N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM S OF
TROUGH BETWEEN 78W AND 80W...WITHIN 60 NM OF THE TROUGH BETWEEN 
121W AND 126W AND ALSO WITHIN 30 NM OF TROUGH BETWEEN 90W AND 
95W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM OF THE TROUGH BETWEEN 
129W AND 131W.

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.