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FZPN03 KNHC 170941
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                           
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                      
1030 UTC THU DEC 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU DEC 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI DEC 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT DEC 19.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.18 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 15.5N NW TO N WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 20 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16.5N95W
TO 14.5N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 25 TO
35 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 14N94.5W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16.5N95W
TO 14N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 40
TO 50 KT. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM W AND 90 NM E
OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95W TO 13N96W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40
KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 90 NM W AND 120 NM
E OF LINE 16N95W TO 14.5N95W TO 11.5N97.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO
30 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS W OF 97W. SEAS TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM W AND 90 NM E OF LINE FROM
16.5N95W TO 14N95.5W TO 12.5N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 40 TO 55 KT...EXCEPT NW TO N WINDS E
OF 94.5W. SEAS 8 TO 22 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 100 NM OF LINE FROM
16N95W TO 14N95W TO 11N98W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO
16 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N95W
TO 10N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS W OF
96.5W. SEAS TO 12 FT. FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 99W AND 101.5W E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
 
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 08N TO 26N W OF 128W...FROM 10N TO 20N BETWEEN 120W AND
128W...AND FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 110W AND 120W...NE TO E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 30N117W TO 25N114W TO 10N109W TO 08N125W TO
04N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW
SWELL...HIGHEST NW PORTION.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 08N TO LINE FROM 24N140W TO 11N115W NE TO
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N116W TO 22.5N111W TO 12N108W TO
00N128W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE
SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST OVER FORECAST WATERS W OF LINE FROM 24.5N140W
TO 09N126W TO 09N140W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT
IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 23N W OF 110W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 

.S OF 04N BETWEEN 98W AND 131W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 01.5S W OF 114W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
TO 8 FT IN MIXED NW AND SE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED ABOVE...S OF 04N W OF 114W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 24N TO 30N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 22N TO 30N...AND
PACIFIC WATERS FROM 21N TO 24N BETWEEN 108W AND 111.5W...NW TO N
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
 
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT ENTERING AREA FROM 30N136W TO
28.5N140W. N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW
SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N130W TO 26N140W. WITHIN 90
NM N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST WATERS NW OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID 0900 UTC THU DEC 17...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...           

SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 09N82.5W TO 07.5N92W TO 08N98W TO
07N101W. ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 05N110W TO 03N118W TO 04N130W. WIDELY
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION NOTED FROM 05N
TO 11N W OF 109W. 

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.