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FZPN03 KNHC 122123
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC THU DEC 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI DEC 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT DEC 14.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
14N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 
TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE 
OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12N97W TO 12N102W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN PRIMARILY NE SWELL. 
REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 07N TO 13N BETWEEN 93W AND 117W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE...SW...AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 13N97W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE 
OF SAME LINE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 
05N TO 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 112W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT IN PRIMARILY MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 14N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N96W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 05N TO 13N BETWEEN 
94W AND 113W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE 
AND SW SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 23N TO 27N...AND FROM 21N TO 23N 
BETWEEN 107W AND 110W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 24N NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 13N TO 18N W OF 133W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT 
IN NE TO E SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 09N88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 11N BETWEEN 87W AND 90W NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 116W AND 120W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN A BROAD MIX OF SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 11N BETWEEN 100W AND 114W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY SW SWELL. WITHIN AN 
AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 24N132W TO 11N114W TO 06N114W TO 
21N135W TO 24N132W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
PRIMARILY NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

CONVECTION VALID 2100 UTC THU DEC 12...

.TROUGH FROM 14N123W TO 08N121W...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED MODERATE 
FROM 09N TO 11N WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF TROUGH...AND N OF 
12N WITHIN 60 NM W OF TROUGH.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...             
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 09N80W TO 03N89W. ITCZ FROM 03N89W TO 
07N105W TO 10N120W THEN RESUMES FROM 10N125W TO BEYOND 07N140W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF 
ITCZ BETWEEN 100W AND 106W...AND WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF 
ITCZ BETWEEN 110W AND 117W.

$$ 
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.