000
FZPN03 KNHC 260339
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED DEC 26 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED DEC 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU DEC 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI DEC 28.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC GALE WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 07N TO 19N W OF 120W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 
FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE 21N140W TO 
24N115W TO 00N100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
PRIMARILY NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 18N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. N OF 28N E OF 120W NW 
TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 
30N120W TO 23N135W TO 10N125W TO 08N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N E OF 118W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 28N115W TO 07N140W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.

.18 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 45 NM OF 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT TO 10 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
13N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.48 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 0300 UTC DEC 26...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH 06N78W TO 06N97W. ITCZ 06N97W TO 08N120W TO 
06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM N OF ITCZ BETWEEN 115W 
AND 125W.

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.