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FZPN03 KNHC 211525
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC FRI DEC 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT DEC 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN DEC 23.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12N98W INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 9 TO 22 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12N98W
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 20 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 
14N95W TO 10N100W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 150 NM OF 
LINE 16N95W TO 13N96W TO 09N108W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
9 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 14N BETWEEN 92W AND 109W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 11 FT IN 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 NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N97W
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 03N TO 15N BETWEEN 93W AND 112W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL.

.NW OF LINE 30N120W TO 20N137W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 18 
FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 09N TO 20N W OF 116W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 120W AND 130W NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 08N W OF 113W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 25N W 
OF 128W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 17N W OF 127W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 12 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 06N W OF 112W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL.

.FROM 09N TO 11N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 11N E OF 92W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 12N E OF 93W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC DEC 21...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 08N78W TO 06N91W. ITCZ FROM 06N91W TO 
09N117W TO 07N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION.

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.FORECASTER MUNDELL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.