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FZPN03 KNHC 190931
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC WED DEC 19.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU DEC 20.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI DEC 21.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
14N95.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 40 TO 
50 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W 
TO 13.5N96W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.  

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 29N115W TO 21N130W THEN DISSIPATING COLD FRONT 
TO 21N140W. NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 
FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 20N W OF 112W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW COLD FRONT FROM 30N133W TO 27N140W. NW OF 
LINE FROM 30N126W TO 26N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 10 TO 15 
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 11N TO 18N W OF 135W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 
FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 08N TO 21N W OF 130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 FT IN PRIMARILY NE SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE 20N114W TO 08N127W 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 114W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

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

.42 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM 
OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12.5N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0900 UTC DEC 19...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH 09N84W TO 06N96W. ITCZ 06N96W TO BEYOND 07N140W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 120W AND 130W.

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.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.