000
FZPN03 KNHC 270332
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC THU DEC 27 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU DEC 27.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI DEC 28.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT DEC 29.

.WARNINGS.

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

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 
15N95W TO 13N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 60 NM OF 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 10N TO 20N 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 118W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 30N125W TO 25N135W 
TO 10N125W TO 05N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N E OF 118W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 27N115W TO 07N140W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 20N BETWEEN 115W AND 135W NW WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N W OF 110W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.

.30 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 81W INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 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 27...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH 06N77W TO 05N92W. ITCZ 05N92W TO 08N105W TO 
07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM N OF ITCZ AXIS BETWEEN 
112W AND 118W.

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.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.