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FZPN03 KNHC 172118
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC MON DEC 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE DEC 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED DEC 19.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT S PART. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT ACROSS GULF OF CALIFORNIA ALONG 
27N. N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.AREA BOUNDED BY 22N140W TO 22N107W TO 10N113W TO 02N140W TO 
22N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED NE 
AND NW SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 17N W OF 136W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA 18N140W TO 12N120W TO 
07N140W TO 18N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE 
AND NW SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 18N W OF 124W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.

.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT ENTER AREA FROM 30N126W TO 27N140W. 
NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N119W TO 22N140W. NW OF FRONT N 
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT WITH NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 27N112W TO 18N140W. FROM 18N TO 25N 
W OF 125W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 
20N W OF 115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN MIXED N 
SWELL...WITH HIGHEST SEAS N OF 27N E OF 123W.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2100 UTC DEC 17...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH 06N77W TO 09N100W TO 06N110W. ITCZ AXIS 06N110W 
TO 06N140W. ISOLATED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE 
09N131W TO 07N140W.

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.