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FZPN03 KNHC 210254
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC FRI DEC 21 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI DEC 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT DEC 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN DEC 23.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N95W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 16 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 
13N97W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 35 TO 50 
KT. SEAS 15 TO 22 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 35 TO 40 KT. SEAS 
12 TO 15 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.NW OF LINE 30N133W TO 29N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 
14 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF A LINE 30N120W TO 20N115W TO 
10N125W TO 08N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED 
NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NW OF A LINE FROM 30N120W TO 22N140W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST IN NW CORNER. 
ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE 30N117W TO 10N117W TO 08N140W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NW OF A LINE FROM 30N118W TO 18N125W TO 
12N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 08N W OF 113W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT IN NW SWELL.

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

.06 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM 
OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 13N96W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC 
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 150 NM 
OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 11N102W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 120 NM 
OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 09N100W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 03N 
TO 14N BETWEEN 93W AND 115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT 
IN N TO NE SWELL.

.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 11N E OF 88W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 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 93W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0300 UTC DEC 21...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH 06N77W TO 06N100W. ITCZ 06N100W TO 07N140W. NO 
SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION IN THE ENTIRE AREA.

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.FORECASTER LANDSEA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.