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FZPN03 KNHC 260939
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC WED DEC 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU DEC 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI DEC 28.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC GALE WARNING...
.18 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. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 14N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 
35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 08N TO 16N BETWEEN 121W AND 130W AND FROM 07N TO 19N W OF 
130W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE FROM 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. 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 12 FT IN NW SWELL...
HIGHEST N OF 28N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 18N W OF 131W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N116W TO 22N122W
TO 07N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL 
EXCEPT 10 TO 13 FT N OF 27N BETWEEN 116W AND 126W.

.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 45 NM OF 
LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 15N95W TO 13N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 15N95W 
TO 13N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.42 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 0915 UTC DEC 26...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 06N78W TO 09N85W TO 07N92W WHERE IT
TRANSITIONS TO THE ITCZ TO 06N104W TO 09N116W TO 08N132W TO 
06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM N OF THE ITCZ BETWEEN
119W AND 125W AND 60 NM N OF THE ITCZ BETWEEN 125W AND 127W.

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.