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FZPN03 KNHC 220232
HSFEP2

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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 12N98W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 18 TO 25 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N96W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 
TO 15 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 135 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 
14N96W TO 10N102W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 08N TO 15N BETWEEN 92W AND 105W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 120 NM OF 
LINE 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 11N105W TO 10N110W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 03N TO 14N BETWEEN 93W 
AND 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 
16N95W TO 14N96W TO 12N98W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 14N BETWEEN 93W AND 113W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.NW OF LINE 30N120W TO 20N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 
20 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST IN NW CORNER. ELSEWHERE N 0F 08N W 
OF 115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE WIND 
WAVES AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NW OF LINE 30N118W TO 15N125W TO 12N140W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 08N W OF 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 20N W OF 115W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE W OF 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN 
MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND 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 07N TO 11N E OF 95W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 13N BETWEEN 88W AND 110W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0300 UTC DEC 22...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 06N77W TO 06N90W. ITCZ FROM 06N90W TO 
09N124W TO 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM OF ITCZ 
BETWEEN 118W AND 132W AND AGAIN W OF 137W.

$$
.FORECASTER LANDSEA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.