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FZPN03 KNHC 160915
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC TUE DEC 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE DEC 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED DEC 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU DEC 18.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N121W TO 24N130W W OF LINE FROM 30N120W TO 
17N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N116W TO 02N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N116W TO 23N120W. FROM 12N 
TO 16N W OF 135W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. 
ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 23N110W TO 00N125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT W OF AREA. FROM 09N TO 14N W OF 
135W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 110W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.

.18 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BEWTEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 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 TO 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 14N BETWEEN 95W AND 97W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.30 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 11.5N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

CONVECTION VALID 0900 UTC TUE DEC 16...                     

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...             
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 09N84W TO 1009 MB LOW PRES NEAR 06N89W TO 
05N95W. ITCZ FROM 05N95W TO 10N125W TO 07N135W TO 07N140W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 180 NM N OF THE ITCZ AXIS BETWEEN 110W 
AND 120W.

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.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.