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FZPN03 KNHC 240931
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC MON DEC 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON DEC 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE DEC 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED DEC 26.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 24N E OF 118W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
FROM 06N TO 10N BETWEEN 92W AND 100W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. FROM 08N TO 19N W OF 117W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE W OF BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA AND A LINE FROM 23N110W 
TO 15N105W TO 10N92W TO 00N92W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 
FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL...HIGHEST CENTRAL PART.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 24N E OF 117W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 24N BETWEEN 117W AND 128W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 09N TO 20N W OF 119W NE TO 
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND 
NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 24N W OF A LINE FROM 24N113W TO 10N95W 
TO 00N95W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 20N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE S OF 20N W OF A LINE FROM 20N110W TO 10N97W TO 00N97W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.

.WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N95W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 
9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE 11N86W TO 09N89W...INCLUDING 
THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.18 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 24...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH IS ALONG 07N78W TO 07N90W. THE INTERTROPICAL 
CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS EXTENDS FROM 07N90W TO 05N97W TO 08N118W 
TO 08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM OF 03N82W...WITHIN 
30 NM EITHER SIDE OF ITCZ BETWEEN 93W AND 97W...WITHIN 60 NM N 
OF A LINE FROM 07N99W TO 06N106W...WITHIN 60 NM N OF ITCZ 
BETWEEN 112W AND 116W...AND FROM 08N TO 11N BETWEEN 117W AND 
121W.

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.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.