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FZPN03 KNHC 222137
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SAT DEC 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN DEC 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON DEC 24.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.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 12 TO 18 FT.
.24 HOUR WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.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 15 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM OF THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 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 110W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN A BROAD MIX OF SWELL.

.WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 09N90W...TO 
08N95W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 
11N86W TO 08N95W TO 08N100W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 90W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.06 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 WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 10N TO 18N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
12 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 30N120W TO 
20N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 19N W OF A LINE FROM 27N115W TO 19N120W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW HALF.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N 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 12 
FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 19N W OF 120W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 19N W OF 117W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 30N116W TO 12N110W TO 00N110W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL...HIGHEST 
CENTRAL PART.

.42 HOUR FORECAST N OF 23N E OF 117W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2100 UTC DEC 22...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH 07N77W TO 08N85W. THE INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE 
ZONE AXIS 08N85W TO 07N110W TO 09N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF ITCZ W OF 120W.

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.FORECASTER COBB/LANDSEA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.