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FZPN03 KNHC 291524
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC SAT DEC 29.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN DEC 30.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON DEC 31.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC GALE WARNING...
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 14.5N95W... 
INCLUDING THE 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 13N96.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 14N TO 20N W OF 129W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 30N121W TO 
25N112W TO 18N111W TO 10N123W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 20N W OF 128W AND FROM 12N TO 17N 
BETWEEN 120W AND 128W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT. N OF 23N BETWEEN 115W AND 135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED N AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 
23N115W TO 15N115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE 
AND NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE 20N121W TO 17N117W TO 14N117W TO 
09N123W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 20N W 
OF 111W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 20N111W TO 14N111W TO 06N122W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 90W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 89W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM LINE 11N86W TO 09N91W...INCLUDING 
THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM LINE 11N86W TO 09N98W...INCLUDING 
THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 12N BETWEEN 92W AND 106W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND S SWELL. 

.03 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC 
WARNING...WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 13.5N96.5W...N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC 
WARNING...WITHIN 150 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 12N100W N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC 
WARNING...WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13.5N96W N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 12N TO 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 
107W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND S 
SWELL.   

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC DEC 29...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH 09N83W TO 07N105W. ITCZ 07N105W TO 07N140W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 05N AND 09N E OF 83W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 60 NM OF AXIS BETWEEN 
97W AND 102W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 
110W AND 116W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 
128W AND 134W. 

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.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.