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FZPN03 KNHC 180306
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC MON DEC 18 2006

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS

SECURITE

E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W

SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC MON DEC 18
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE DEC 19
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED DEC 20

.WARNINGS.
NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.W OF LINE 6N136W 30N120W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SEAS 12 TO 
17 FT IN NLY SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 23N110W TO 6N125W 
NE WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE W OF 105W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT IN NLY 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 10 TO 14 
FT IN N SWELL. FROM 9N TO 25N W OF 120W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 105W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NLY SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 23N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
N SWELL. FROM 10N TO 23N W OF 105W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 9 
TO 14 FT WITH NLY SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 19N104W TO EQUATOR 
AT 93W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED N AND SW 
SWELL.

.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 97W INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 90W INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO NE WINDS TO 
20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 92W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W NE WINDS TO 20 KT 
SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID 0300 UTC MON DEC 18...
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS 7N78W 8N100W 8N112W 7N125W 
6N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG IS ALONG THE AXIS W 
OF 124W. A CLUSTER OF SIMILAR CONVECTION IS NEAR 8.5N117W.

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