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FZPN03 KNHC 120942
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC FRI DEC 12 2014

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 03.4S TO THE 
EQUATOR E OF 120W

SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC FRI DEC 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT DEC 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN DEC 14.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N122W TO 20N140W. N OF 26N WITHIN 120 NM E OF 
FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. N OF 27N W OF 
FRONT TO 130W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 17 TO 21 FT. 
ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN 
NW SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 30N115W TO 
08N98W TO 02N140W TO 30N140W TO 30N115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30115W TO 20N125W. N OF FRONT 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 30N115W TO 07N98W TO 00N140W 
TO 30N140W TO 30N115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT E OF AREA. NEW COLD FRONT FROM 
30N137W TO 28N140W. NW OF NEW COLD FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 110W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.

.WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
14N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W 
14N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 
15N95W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.FROM 09N TO 11N E OF 89W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

CONVECTION VALID 0900 UTC FRI DEC 12...                     
 
.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...             
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 09N84W TO 05N110W. THE ITCZ AXIS 
CONTINUES FROM 05N110W TO 05N120W TO LOW PRES 1010 MB NEAR 
09135W TO 07N140W. A CLUSTER OF MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG 
CONVECTION IS WITHIN 180 NM N OF MONSOON TROUGH BETWEEN 100W AND 
105W.

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.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.