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FZPN03 KNHC 182122
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC TUE DEC 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED DEC 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU DEC 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N120W TO 23N140W. NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. FROM 20N TO 25N W OF 
120W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND 
NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 22N BETWEEN 112W AND 120W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 20N W OF 115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL.

.FROM 10N TO 20N W OF 135W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 08N TO 18N W OF 125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY NE SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 20N W OF 132W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 20N123W TO 
10N127W TO 08N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NE 
AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 20N W OF 118W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA 18 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29 W TO NW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2100 UTC DEC 18...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 06N78W TO 08N85W TO 06N95W. ITCZ 
CONTINUES TO 08N120W TO 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM 
S OF AXIS BETWEEN 107W AND 111W AND WITHIN 120 NM N AXIS FROM 
128W TO 135W.

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.