000 FZPN03 KNHC 220931 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 UTC SAT DEC 22 2012 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0600 UTC SAT DEC 22. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN DEC 23. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON DEC 24. .WARNINGS. ...STORM WARNING... .WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12.5N97.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 13 TO 25 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 11N99W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N97W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 14N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. .30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 150 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 10N99W TO 10N109W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL...HIGHEST WITHIN 60 NM OF SAME LINE. ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 13N BETWEEN 91W AND 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .12 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 150 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 10N100W TO 10N112W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 114W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 10N100W TO 10N110W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12.5N97.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN PRIMARILY MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 15N BETWEEN 90W AND 100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN A BROAD MIX OF SWELL. .TROUGH FROM 10N119W TO 08N119W TO 08N121W. N OF 08N WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF TROUGH WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. WITHIN 420 NM N OF A LINE FROM 12N118W TO 09N134W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 19N W OF 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST NW CORNER. W OF A LINE FROM 30N125W TO 23N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 15 TO 22 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 19N W OF A LINE FROM 29N115W TO 09N120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW HALF. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. FROM 10N TO 19N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 04N W OF 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 19N W OF 120W. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 19N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 30N116W TO 12N100W TO 00N100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL...HIGHEST CENTRAL PART. .WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 09N90W... INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 180 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 07N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 11N E OF 89W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .18 HOUR FORECAST N OF 06N BETWEEN 78.5W AND 80.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 05N BETWEEN 79W AND 81W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 0900 UTC DEC 22... .SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 28N114W TO 14N134W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... THE MONSOON TROUGH IS ALONG 07N77W TO 07N89W. THE INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS EXTENDS FROM 07N89W TO 06N110W TO 10N125W TO 08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM S OF TROUGH BETWEEN 79W AND 83W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF ITCZ W OF 117W. $$ .FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.