000
FZPN03 KNHC 201530
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC THU DEC 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU DEC 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI DEC 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT DEC 22.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.15 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
13N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 35 TO 50 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 14.5N95W TO 
11N98W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 35 TO 55 
KT. SEAS 11 TO 23 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N94.5W 
TO 12N98W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 35 TO 
45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.W OF LINE 27N114W TO 20N114W TO 07N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NW OF LINE 30N120W TO 20N140W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 09N TO 20N W OF 116W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 09N W OF 113W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 25N W OF 125W.

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

.12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 15N N WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.  
.15 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 120 NM 
OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12N97W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC 
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 150 NM 
OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 10N100W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 150 NM 
OF LINE 16N95W TO 13N96W TO 09N108W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 16 FT NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM
06N TO 13N BETWEEN 92W AND 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 
FT IN N TO NE SWELL.

.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 11N E OF 88W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 11N E OF 92W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC DEC 20...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH 05N77W TO 07N100W. ITCZ 07N100W TO 08N140W. NO 
SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION.

$$
.FORECASTER MUNDELL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.