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FZPN03 KNHC 120338
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC THU DEC 12 2013

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 AND 3.4S TO THE 
EQUATOR E OF 120W

SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC THU DEC 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI DEC 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT DEC 14.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
14N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 
40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF 
A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 14N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 13.5N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12N97W TO 09N104W 
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 14N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12N97W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 07N 
TO 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 14.5N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N 
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 
NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 11N97W TO 
09N100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY NE 
SWELL. FROM 05N TO 12N BETWEEN 100W AND 115W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.W OF A LINE FROM 21N140W TO 15N128W TO 09N140W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY NE SWELL. FROM 01N TO 08N W OF 
135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 18N W OF 135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 09N89W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

CONVECTION VALID 0300 UTC THU DEC 12...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...             
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 08N78W TO 04N87W. ITCZ FROM 09N115W TO 
BEYOND 08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM 
N OF ITCZ BETWEEN 110W AND 116W...WITHIN 90 NM S OF ITCZ BETWEEN 
115W AND 118W...AND FROM 10N TO 12N BETWEEN 120W AND 124W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 09N TO 15N W OF 130W.

$$ 
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.