000 FZPN03 KNHC 120940 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 UTC SAT DEC 12 2015 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 SAT DEC 12. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN DEC 13. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON DEC 14. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .LOW PRES NEAR 12N114W 1008 MB. WITHIN 180 NM N AND 150 NM SE SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 17N BETWEEN 111W AND 117W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .12 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 13N113W 1010 MB. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS MERGED WITH NW SWELL AREA DESCRIBED NEXT. .COLD FRONT FROM 30N111W TO 27.5N111W TO 22N120W TO 21.5N140W. N OF FRONT E OF 122W TO THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 19 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF FRONT BETWEEN 122W AND 127W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 12N TO 26N W OF 127W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 07N TO 12N W OF 124W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA AND N OF LINE FROM 27N114W TO 22N111W TO 04N125W TO 02.5N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 23N116W TO 15.5N127W THEN DISSIPATING TO 17N140W. N OF FRONT TO 25N W OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. N OF 25N AND W OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. S OF FRONT TO LINE FROM 17N116W TO 08N125W TO 06N140W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT TO LINE FROM 14N104W TO 08N106W TO 00N127W TO 02N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 22N104N TO 19.5N106W TO 12N127W. NEW COLD FRONT FROM 30N121W TO 28.5N129W TO 30N139W. FROM 07N TO 26N W OF 126W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. N OF NEW COLD FRONT WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT E OF 135W. ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST WATERS W OF LINE FROM 23N110W TO 19N105W TO 12.5N100W TO 06N100W TO 03.4S107W TO 03.4S121W TO 04.5N131W TO 04N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. .S OF 07.5N BETWEEN 95W AND 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .FROM 09.5N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 28N TO 30N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 30N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .06 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 27N NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 23N116W TO 15.5N127W. GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF FRONT TO 25.5N N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT TO DISSIPATE S OF AREA. GULF OF CALIFORNIA 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 0900 UTC SAT DEC 12... .LOW PRES NEAR 12N114W 1008 MB...SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 300 NM NE AND 120 NM SE QUADRANTS. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... A WEAK TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 09.5N83.5W TO 06.5N93W TO LOW PRES NEAR 08N97.5W 1010 MB TO 09N109W. SECOND WEAK TROUGH EXTENDS FROM LOW PRES NEAR 12N114W 1008 MB TO 06N122W TO 03.5N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 150 NM N AND 180 NM S OF TROUGH BETWEEN 96W AND 109W. WIDELY SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 150 NM N AND 210 NM S OF TROUGH W OF 114W. SCATTERED MODERATE ELEVATED CONVECTION FROM 15N TO 24N E OF 108W TO MEXICAN COAST. $$ .FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.