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FZPN03 KNHC 190338
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED DEC 19 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED DEC 19.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU DEC 20.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI DEC 21.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N118W TO 25N127W THEN DISSIPATING COLD FRONT 
TO 22N140W. NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 
FT IN NW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 30N114W TO 23N120W 
TO 21N130W. W OF FRONT TO 130W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 20N TO 26N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N 
OF 20N W OF 130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY 
IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. FROM 20N TO 23N W OF 118W NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 114W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 9 
TO 12 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW COLD FRONT FROM 30N135W TO 28N140W. NW OF 
LINE FROM 30N130W TO 27N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 9 TO 14 
FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 114W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.

.FROM 08N TO 20N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT. FROM 08N TO 13N BETWEEN 122W AND 130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 FT IN PRIMARILY NE SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 20N W OF 130W...AND FROM 15N TO 
20N BETWEEN 120W AND 130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 20N W OF 115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA 06 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 0245 UTC DEC 19...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 06N78W TO 09N84W TO 06N95W. ITCZ 
CONTINUES TO 08N120W TO BEYOND 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
WITHIN 90 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 123W AND 131W.

$$
.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.