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FZPN03 KNHC 150324
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SAT DEC 15 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT DEC 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN DEC 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON DEC 17.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.INITIAL COLD FRONT 26N108W TO 22N114W. N OF 25N E OF 131W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 12N TO 25N W 
OF 133W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT WITH NE SWELL. 
REMAINDER WATERS W OF LINE 25N115W TO 10N137W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST INITIAL FRONT DISSIPATED AND NEW COLD FRONT 
FROM 30N116W TO 25N116W. N OF 28N WITHIN 120 NM OF FRONT SW TO W 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N BETWEEN 
114W AND 130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW 
SWELL. WITHIN 360 NM NW OF LINE 11N140W TO 18N125W NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT WITH NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT E OF PACIFIC WATERS. N OF 25N E OF 
128W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 
FROM 10N TO 22N W OF 115W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT 
WITH NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 22N W OF 115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.

.FROM 17N TO 23N BETWEEN 105W AND 107W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 17N TO 25N BETWEEN 105W AND 108W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 30N SW TO W WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.30 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 DEC 15...

.ISOLATED STRONG FLARING WITHIN 15 NM OF 15.5N121.5W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH 07N78W TO 06N100W. ITCZ AXIS 06N100W TO 05N119W 
TO 08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 30 NM OF 
06N81W AND WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE 10N134W TO 10N141W.

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.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.