000
FZPN03 KNHC 180311
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC TUE DEC 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE DEC 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED DEC 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU DEC 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 27N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT 
S PART. 
.12 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 
24N. N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.AREA BOUNDED BY 21N140W TO 19N115W TO 10N115W TO 00N140W TO 
21N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED NE 
AND NW SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 15N W OF 137W 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 17N W OF 125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.

.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT ENTER AREA FROM 30N122W TO 24N140W. 
NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N115W TO 21N140W. NW OF FRONT N 
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT WITH NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 24N112W TO 17N140W. FROM 17N TO 24N 
W OF 120W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 
22N W OF 114W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED N 
SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0300 UTC DEC 18...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH 06N77W TO 09N85W TO 07N96W. ITCZ AXIS 07N96W TO 
06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE 
08N132W TO 07N140W.

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.