000
FZPN03 KNHC 270933
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC THU DEC 27.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI DEC 28.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 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. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 13N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 45 NM 
EITHER SIDE 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. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 10N TO 21N W OF 130W AND FROM 09N TO 17N BETWEEN 120W AND
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 FROM 30N125W TO 25N135W TO 10N125W TO 
05N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 19N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 26N E OF 119W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 29N. ELSEWHERE
W OF LINE FROM 26N115W TO 10N122W TO 05N140W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 9 TO 12 FT N OF 26N 
BETWEEN 119W AND 127W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 20N W OF 131W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N W OF 111W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 89W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

CONVECTION VALID AT 0915 UTC DEC 27...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 08N78W TO 09N86W TO 04N92W. ITCZ
THEN EXTENDS FROM 04N92W TO 09N110W TO 08N120W TO 08N140W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM S OF ITCZ AXIS BETWEEN 110W AND 
113W AND WITHIN 120 NM N OF ITCZ AXIS BETWEEN 113W AND 117W.

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.