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FZPN03 KNHC 162109
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC SUN DEC 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SUN DEC 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON DEC 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE DEC 18.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 07N TO 17N W OF 128W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE IN AREA BOUNDED BY 
POINTS 24N140W TO 15N111W TO 06N140W TO 24N140W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 17N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 
LINE FROM 21N140W TO 20N115W TO 10N115W TO 03N140W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL MIXING WITH SE 
SWELL S OF 07N.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 13N TO 18N W OF 135W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 
07N TO 18N W OF 122W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE 
SWELL.
  
.N OF 29N BETWEEN 130W AND 135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 
FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N123W TO 25N140W. N OF FRONT N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DIFFUSE. NW OF LINE 30N118W TO 
23N140W. N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN MIXED N 
SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2100 UTC DEC 16...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH 10N85W TO 06N100W. ITCZ AXIS 06N100W TO 06N132W 
TO 07N140W. ISOLATED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 30 NM OF 
07N126W.

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.