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FZPN03 KNHC 132150
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                           
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                      
2230 UTC SUN DEC 13 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SUN DEC 13.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON DEC 14.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE DEC 15.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA AND ADJACENT PACIFIC WATERS FROM 22N TO 24N
BETWEEN 108.5W AND 111W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN
NW SWELL...EXCEPT SEAS TO 9 FT IN THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31.5N113W TO 30N114.5W. GULF
OF CALIFORNIA S OF FRONT TO 29.5N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N112W TO 29N113.5W. GULF OF
CALIFORNIA N OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 28.5N111W TO 27N112W. GULF OF
CALIFORNIA N OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN
8 FT.  
.36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA COLD FRONT FROM 27.5N110W
TO 26N111.5W. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 07N TO 24N W OF 135W AND FROM 14N TO 20N BETWEEN 120W AND
135W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NW AND
NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 01N W OF 103W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 11 TO 14 FT N OF 18N E
OF 121W TO A LINE FROM 18N109W AND 30N119W.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N120W TO 27N128W TO 30N139W.
N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NW WINDS E OF
124W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. FROM 07N TO 26N
W OF 130W AND FROM 11N TO 22N BETWEEN 122W AND 130W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
ELSEWHERE BETWEEN 101W TO 132W AND FROM 03N TO 28N W OF 132W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N112W TO 25N118W TO 24N132W
TO 27N140W. N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NW
WINDS E OF 121W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW
SWELL...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 28N BETWEEN 117W AND
128W. S OF FRONT TO A LINE FROM 06N140W TO 13N122W TO 24N129W NE
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW
SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 99W...EXCEPT S OF 03 W OF 123W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 26N109W TO 20N117W
TO 18N127W TO 20N140W. FROM 08N TO 28N W OF 130W AND FROM 11N TO
26N BETWEEN 122W AND 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO
13 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. N OF 28N BETWEEN 118W AND 124W
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL.
ELSEWHERE W OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA AND W OF A LINE
FROM 23N110W TO 03.4S92W...EXCEPT S OF 04S W OF 130W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 11 TO
15 FT N OF 25N BETWEEN 117W AND 124W. 
 
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

CONVECTION VALID 1945 UTC SUN DEC 13...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...           

WEAK TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 09N84W TO 07N93W TO 12N104W...THEN
CONTINUES FROM 14N107W TO 09N115W TO 07N125W TO 03N131W. ITCZ
AXIS FROM 03N131W TO 02N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG FROM
02N TO 07N E OF 90W. SCATTERED MODERATE S OF 04N BETWEEN 90W AND
101W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS
BETWEEN 116W AND 130W. 

$$
.FORECASTER SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.