000
FZPN03 KNHC 230310
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SUN DEC 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN DEC 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON DEC 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE DEC 25.

.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 17 FT.
.18 HOUR WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
10N100W TO 10N112W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 03N TO 14N BETWEEN 95W AND 115W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 120 NM OF THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N 
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 15N 
BETWEEN 95W AND 115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 15N BETWEEN 95W AND 110W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN A BROAD MIX OF SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 15N BETWEEN 95W AND 110W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND SE 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...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.06 HOUR FORECAST N OF 06N BETWEEN 79W AND 81W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 10N TO 18N W OF 125W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 
FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. N OF 18N W OF 120W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL.  ELSEWHERE N OF 07N 
W OF 115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NW AND 
NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 18N W OF 120W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE W OF 115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 18N W OF 120W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE W 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL.

.36 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 0300 UTC DEC 23...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH 06N77W TO 06N83W. THE INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE 
ZONE AXIS 06N83W TO 07N110W TO 08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM N OF ITCZ W OF 120W.

$$
.FORECASTER LANDSEA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.