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FZPN03 KNHC 300344
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SUN DEC 30 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN DEC 30.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON DEC 31.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE JAN 01.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC STORM WARNING...
.WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 14N96W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 
15N95W TO 13N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 
35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 
15N95W TO 13N97W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 
15N95W N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
.39 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WARNING...WITHIN 60 NM 
OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N96W...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC 
WARNING...WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
12N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC 
WARNING...WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 13N97W TO 12N105W N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 08N TO 14N 
BETWEEN 95W AND 105W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY 
IN NE SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
14N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 15N BETWEEN 95W AND 
110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 04N TO 13N BETWEEN 95W AND 110W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.   

.COLD FRONT 30N118W TO 26N123W. N OF 28N BETWEEN 125W AND 130W 
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 24N E OF 135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 20N E OF 130W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 18N E OF 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 18N W OF 130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.

.AREA BOUNDED BY 21N140W TO 15N120W TO 10N140W TO 21N140W NE TO 
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE AREA BOUNDED BY 24N140W TO 24N120W TO 14N120W TO 
06N140W TO 08N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY 
IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST AREA BOUNDED FROM 20N140W TO 18N115W TO 
07N140W TO 20N140W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST AREA BOUNDED FROM 18N140W TO 18N112W TO 
06N140W TO 18N140W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 

.06 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 08N93W...INCLUDING 
THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM LINE 11N86W TO 08N95W...INCLUDING 
THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT. 

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0300 UTC DEC 30...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH 07N78W TO 09N85W TO 07N100W. ITCZ 07N100W TO LOW 
PRES NEAR 09N122W 1010 MB TO 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 60 NM S OF MONSOON TROUGH AXIS E OF 80W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 150 NM N OF MONSOON 
TROF AXIS BETWEEN 93W AND 97W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM 
N OF AXIS BETWEEN 125W AND 130W.

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.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.