000
FZPN03 KNHC 180929
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC TUE DEC 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED DEC 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU DEC 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 26N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT 
S PART. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT ACROSS GULF OF CALIFORNIA ALONG 
29N. N OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.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 20N140W TO 18N119W TO 09N116W TO 05N140W TO 
20N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED NE 
AND NW SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 20N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 17N W OF 125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.

.COLD FRONT 30N131W TO 25N140W. NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 29N115W TO 20N140W. NW OF FRONT N 
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 24N112W TO 17N140W. FROM 17N TO 22N 
W OF 120W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF 
FRONT 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 0900 UTC DEC 18...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH 10N85W TO 07N95W. ITCZ AXIS 07N95W TO 06N140W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM N AND 30 NM S 
OF ITCZ AXIS W OF 135W.

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.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.