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FZPN03 KNHC 152118
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                               
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                          
2230 UTC SUN DEC 15 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN DEC 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON DEC 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE DEC 17.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
14N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 
45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF A 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14.5N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 
WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 13 TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95W TO 13N96W N TO NE 
WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 
120 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95W TO 13N96W 
TO 12N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 13N96.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 11N98W TO 11N103W 
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA 
FROM 07N TO 14N BETWEEN 92W AND 105W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN PRIMARILY MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.48 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 16 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 10 TO 14 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 03N 
TO 14N BETWEEN 92W AND 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
IN PRIMARILY MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.

...GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29N WITHIN 45 NM OF COAST OF BAJA 
CALIFORNIA PENINSULA NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
GULF OF CALIFORNIA ELSEWHERE N OF 24N W OF 110W NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. E PAC WITHIN 45 NM OF BAJA PENINSULA 
FROM 28.5N TO 30N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 25N W OF 110W NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. E PAC WITHIN 45 NM OF BAJA 
PENINSULA FROM 28.5N TO 29.5N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 30N NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 19N TO 24N BETWEEN 128W AND 136W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
AN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 30N140W TO 30N127W TO 09N118W TO 
12N140W TO 30N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED 
NE...SW...AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 30N140W 
TO 30N120W TO 10N120W TO 07N140W TO 30N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL N OF 15N...AND 
PRIMARILY MIXED SW AND NW SWELL S OF 15N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 21N W OF 125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. WITHIN AN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE 
FROM 28N125W TO 28N116W TO 14N110W TO 08N110W TO 08N125W TO 
28N125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW 
SWELL.

.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 10N89W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 10N88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 10N88W TO 09N92W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED NE AND SW 
SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

CONVECTION VALID 2030 UTC SUN DEC 15...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...             
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 10N83W TO 06N104W TO 09N116W TO 07N127W. 
ITCZ FROM 07N127W TO BEYOND 08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED 
STRONG WITHIN 120 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 83W AND 85W...AND WITHIN 
120 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS BETWEEN 111W AND 117W.

$$ 
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.