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FZPN03 KNHC 160934
HSFEP2

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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.42 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 15.5N NW TO N WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 20 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16.5N95W
TO 14.5N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO
35 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 14N95W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 25N W OF 122W...AND AREA BETWEEN 25N AND LINE FROM 25N122W
TO 19N119W TO 09.5N130W TO 05.5N140W...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...
EXCEPT N TO NE WINDS N OF 23N E OF 127W. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN
MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N W OF 110W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA N OF 03.4S
BETWEEN 92W AND 120W AND N OF 00N W OF 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE FROM 27N128W TO 20N125W TO 11N113W
TO 10N130W TO 08N140W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT
IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 30N117W TO
17N110W TO 11N111W TO 07N130W TO 02.5N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST AREA W OF LINE FROM 24N140W TO 10N117W TO
10N140W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NW
AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N116W TO 20N111W TO
10N110W TO 00N128W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED
NW AND NE SWELL. S OF LINE FROM 02.5S120W TO 03.4S113W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MERGING NW AND SE SWELL.
 
.12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 26N NW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 24N TO 30N NW TO
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 23N TO 30.5N...AND
PACIFIC WATERS FROM 21.5N TO 24N BETWEEN 108W AND 111W...NW TO N
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 
 
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

CONVECTION VALID 0900 UTC WED DEC 16...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...           

A WEAK TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 08.5N83.5W TO 10N90W TO 08.5N99W TO
10N113W. ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 09.5N123W TO BEYOND 04.5N140W.
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION NOTED WITHIN 240
NM NW AND 60 NM SE OF ITCZ W OF 123W. 

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.