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FZPN03 KNHC 210923
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC FRI DEC 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT DEC 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN DEC 23.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
13N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 35 TO 
50 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 12N97W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 15 TO 22 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 12N97W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 TO 21 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 14.5N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N 
TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF A 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N96W TO 13N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 180 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12N97W TO 10N102W 
TO 12N108W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT...HIGHEST 
WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE. ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 14N BETWEEN 92W AND 
108W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN PRIMARILY NE SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 150 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12N97W TO 10N102W 
TO 10N110W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT...HIGHEST 
WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE. ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 14N BETWEEN 92W AND 
115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN PRIMARILY NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 60 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 10N102W TO 
10N110W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. 
FROM 07N TO 10N BETWEEN 92W AND 97W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN PRIMARILY NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 15N 
BETWEEN 90W AND 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN 
PRIMARILY NE SWELL.

.N OF 26N W OF 130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 08N W OF 115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL...EXCEPT MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND 
NW SWELL S OF 20N W OF 130W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 15N TO 20N W OF 135W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. 
WITHIN 300 NM N OF A LINE FROM 12N120W TO 10N133W NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 07N W OF 115W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 20N W 
OF A LINE FROM 30N120W TO 20N130W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 20N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. 
FROM 09N TO 11N BETWEEN 110W AND 115W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN A BROAD MIX OF SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 04N W 
OF 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL... 
HIGHEST N OF 20N W OF 120W.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.06 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 11N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 11N E OF 90W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 89W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 09N80W 
TO 06N80W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE 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 0900 UTC DEC 21...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH IS ALONG 10N85W TO 08N91W. THE INTERTROPICAL 
CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS EXTENDS FROM 08N91W TO 06N100W TO 09N120W 
TO 08N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION.

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.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.