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FZPN03 KNHC 200301
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SAT DEC 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC SAT DEC 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN DEC 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON DEC 22.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 08N TO 20N W OF 132W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11
FT. NW OF LINE FROM 30N125W TO 20N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 17 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM
30N125W TO 15N115W TO 05N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10
FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 18N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 05N W OF 114W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST
SEAS N OF 27N BETWEEN 112W AND 128W.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 20N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N116W TO 
20N112W TO 05N120W TO 02N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13
FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED S AND NW SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS N OF 22N
BETWEEN 116W AND 123W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 16N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N116W TO 
15N105W TO 00N130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT 
PRIMARILY IN MIXED S AND NW SWELL.

.FROM 02N TO 09N BETWEEN 97W AND 103W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 120 NM OF 09N103W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID 0300 UTC SAT DEC 20...                     

.SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE FROM 10N129W TO
16N116W.
 
.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...             
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 07N78W TO 10N85W TO 07N92W. ITCZ FROM 
07N92W TO 05N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM
05N77W TO 06N81W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 90 
NM OF LINE FROM 07N99W TO 07N118W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90
NM OF LINE FROM 07.5N131W TO 07N135W. 

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N.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.