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FZPN03 KNHC 192121
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC WED DEC 19.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU DEC 20.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI DEC 21.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
14N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 40 
TO 50 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 
15N95W TO 13N96W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
14N95.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 40 TO 
50 KT. SEAS 18 TO 22 FT. WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N95W 
TO 12N98W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT 26N112W TO 22N122W. NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 20N TO 25N W OF 122W 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 9 
TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 20N W OF 114W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW COLD FRONT FROM 30N130W TO 25N140W. W OF 
FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N117W TO 20N125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.

.FROM 08N TO 20N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8  TO 
10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 08N TO 20 N W OF 125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 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 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 28N 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 WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.36 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM 
OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12.5N96.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 120 NM 
OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 11N100W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 11N...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2100 UTC DEC 19...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 07N78W TO 08N85W TO 07W90W THEN ITCZ 
CONTINUES TO 08N108W TO 08N130W TO 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
FROM 06N TO 09N BETWEEN 119W AND 125W.

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.