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FZPN03 KNHC 162136
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                           
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                      
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC WED DEC 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU DEC 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI DEC 18.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.30 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 15.5N N WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 14.5N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 15N95W TO 13.5N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N
WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM OF
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95.5W TO 12N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 09N TO 24N W OF 130W AND FROM 11N TO 21N W OF 122W NE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE 30N117W TO 15N112W TO 09N125W TO 04N140W OF
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW
SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS NW PORTION.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 20N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW
OF LINE FROM 30N116W TO 20N114W TO 10N110W TO 07N125W TO 03N140W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST IN AREA BOUNDED BY 23N140W TO 23N115W TO
10N112W TO 03N125W TO 00N140W TO 23N140W  WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 

.S OF A LINE 03N105W TO 00N120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9
FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.06 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 24N TO 30N NW WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 29N...AND PACIFIC
WATERS FROM 21N TO 24N BETWEEN 108W AND 111W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 30N...AND PACIFIC
WATERS FROM 22N TO 24N BETWEEN 108W AND 111W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 24N TO 29N NW TO N
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT S OF 28N. 
 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT ENTERS AREA FROM 30N135W TO
28N140W. N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

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

CONVECTION VALID 2130 UTC WED DEC 16...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...           

SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 08N82W TO 07N90W TO 07N102W. THE
ITCZ CONTINUES FROM 07N102W TO 08N120W TO 09N128W TO BEYOND
04N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION NOTED
WITHIN 90 NM N OF ITCZ W OF 138W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED
STRONG WITHIN 240 NM OF THE ITCZ BETWEEN 125W AND 130W. 

$$
.FORECASTER COBB. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.