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FZPN03 KNHC 290357
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SAT DEC 29 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT DEC 29.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN DEC 30.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON DEC 31.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC GALE WARNING...
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 
15N95W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 
15N95W TO 14N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 
15N95W TO 13N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 22N BETWEEN E OF 115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
PRIMARILY IN MIXED N SWELL. N OF 22N W OF 135W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N BETWEEN 125W AND 130W NW TO N WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N E OF 134W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 20N E OF 130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.

.FROM 10N TO 20N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 20N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 08N TO 23N W 
OF 118W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 20N W OF 120W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. 

.06 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.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 89W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 11N86W TO 
07N97W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.18 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 75 NM OF 
LINE 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 12N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 120 NM OF 
LINE 16N95W TO 12N97W TO 12N103W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0300 UTC DEC 29...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH 07N78W TO 07N100W. ITCZ 07N100W TO 07N140W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM S OF MONSOON TROUGH AXIS E OF 
85W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM OF ITCZ AXIS BEWTEEN 110W 
AND 115W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 45 NM N OF AXIS W OF 135W.

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.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.