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FZPN03 KNHC 171536
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC MON DEC 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON DEC 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE DEC 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED DEC 19.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 07N TO 20N W OF 125W AND FROM 12N TO 17N BETWEEN 115W AND 
125W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND 
NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY POINTS 22N140W TO 
20N120W TO 14N112W TO 03N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 17N W OF 134W AND FROM 12N TO 15N 
BETWEEN 127W AND 134W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT 
IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 
POINTS 20N140W TO 17N118W TO 10N117W TO 01N140W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 19N W OF 127W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 
07N TO 19N W OF 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED 
NE AND NW SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 22N TO 28N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 17N TO 22N E OF 109W N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 29N111.5W TO 23.5N120W. GULF OF 
CALIFORNIA N OF COLD FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.

.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT ENTERING AREA FROM 30N134W TO 
29N140W. NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N125W TO 24N140W. NW OF FRONT N 
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT E OF 130W...NW TO N WINDS. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT WITH NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 28N BETWEEN 121W AND 
130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 29N111.5W TO 23.5N120W TO 19N140W. 
N OF FRONT E OF 118W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 
KT N OF 28.5N. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. NW OF FRONT BETWEEN 
118W AND 126W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN 
MIXED N SWELL. WITHIN 450 NM NW OF FRONT W OF 126W NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
N OF LINE FROM 27N115W TO 19N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 
11 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC DEC 17...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 09.5N75W TO 06N79W TO 10N86W TO  
06N109W...WHERE IT TRANSITIONS TO ITCZ AXIS...CONTINUING ON TO 
07N116W TO 06N136W TO BEYOND 06N140W. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED 
MODERATE CONVECTION NOTED WITHIN 90 NM S OF TROUGH AXIS E OF 
108W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION NOTED WITHIN 210 
NM N OF ITCZ W OF 132W...AND FROM 10N TO 16N W OF 124W.

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.