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FZPN03 KNHC 280902
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC FRI DEC 28 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI DEC 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT DEC 29.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN DEC 30.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC GALE WARNING...
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 
14N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 
TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 
14N95.5W TO 12.5N96.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N 
TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 27N E OF 120W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 23N BETWEEN 115W AND 137W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED N SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT APPROACH 30N. N OF 20N W OF 112W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED N SWELL. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N120W TO 27N123W. N OF 25N W OF 
118W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED N 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N115W TO 26N120W. N OF 25N 
BETWEEN 116W AND 136W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT 
PRIMARILY IN MIXED N SWELL.

.FROM 10N TO 23N W OF 118W AND FROM 06N TO 10N W OF 132W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE 20N112W TO 10N120W TO 08N140W NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT WITH NE SWELL. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 20N W OF 127W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 08N TO 25N W OF 
115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED NE AND 
SE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 22N W OF 125W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 08N TO 25N W OF 
117W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED NE 
AND SE SWELL.

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 90W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 92W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 75 NM OF 
LINE 16N94.5W TO 14N95.5W TO 12N97W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 120 NM OF 
LINE 16N94.5W TO 14N95.5W TO 10.5N98W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0900 UTC DEC 28...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH 09N85W TO 07N91W. ITCZ AXIS 07N91W TO 06N109W TO 
09N120W TO 08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 30 
NM OF 06N80W AND 15 NM OF 07N83W...AND WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE 
11N115W TO 10N122W TO 09N126W AND WITHIN 30 NM LINE 08.5N132W TO 
07N140W.

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.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.