000 FZPN03 KNHC 311520 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1630 UTC MON DEC 31 2012 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 MON DEC 31. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE JAN 01. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED JAN 02. .WARNINGS. ...GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC GALE WARNING... .WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. .06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 14N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. FROM 07N TO 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 107W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 14N96W... INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. LITTLE CHANGE ELSEWHERE. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 12N BETWEEN 93W AND 108W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE 11N86W TO 09N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .N OF 22N W OF 135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 22N BETWEEN 112W AND 127W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 22N W OF 112W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N137W TO 28N140W. N OF 22N W OF 115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED N SWELL EXCEPT 11 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL W OF FRONT. .TROUGH FROM 10N120W TO 15N118W. FROM 10N TO 20N W OF TROUGH TO 125W AND FROM 08N TO 20N BETWEEN 125W AND 140W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 23N112W TO 12N112W TO 04N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 10N115W TO 20N106W. FROM 10N TO 20N W OF TROUGH TO 125W AND FROM 07N TO 20N W OF 125W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 22N112W TO 17N108W TO 10N108W TO 02N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 10N112W TO 20N108W. FROM 07N TO 17N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 22N115W TO 12N115W TO 00N132W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 25N NW 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 1500 UTC DEC 31... .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH 08N78W TO 09N86W TO 05N91W TO 09N108W. ITCZ 09N108W TO 08N120W TO 05N135W TO 05N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 10N TO 17N BETWEEN 103W AND 110W. $$ .FORECASTER MUNDELL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.