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FZPN03 KNHC 191516
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC WED DEC 19.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU DEC 20.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI DEC 21.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.42 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.  
.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 12 TO 19 FT. WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N95W 
TO 12N98W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT 27N114W TO 23N125W. 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 114W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW COLD FRONT 30N131W TO 25N140W. W OF FRONT 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N 
OF 20N W OF 115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW 
SWELL.

.FROM 08N TO 20N W OF 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8  TO 10 FT 
IN 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 115W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 910 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 WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.42 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS N OF 13N BETWEEN 
94W AND 96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS WITHIN 90 NM OF 
LINE 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 11N100W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC DEC 19...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH 07N78W TO 05N93W TO 07W97W. ITCZ 07N97W TO 
07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 90 NM N AND 60 NM S 
OF AXIS BETWEEN 120W AND 128W.

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.FORECASTER DGS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.