000
FZPN03 KNHC 300304
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED DEC 30 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC WED DEC 30.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU DEC 31.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI JAN 01.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 08N TO 20N BETWEEN 120W AND 133W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 07N W
OF 120W AND ALSO N OF 26N E OF 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL... EXCEPT 10 TO 12 FT IN NW
SWELL N OF 29N E OF 125W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 15N122W TO 10N127W. WITHIN 180 NM
W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 15N TO
17N BETWEEN 119W AND 122W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
ELSEWHERE BETWEEN A LINE FROM 27N115W TO 10N120W TO 02N140W AND
ANOTHER LINE FROM 30N120W TO 21N130W TO 18N140W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. FROM 09N TO 14N BETWEEN
116W AND 124W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT.  ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 270 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 13N112W TO 11N125W TO
09N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE
SWELL...EXCEPT 9 TO 10 FT FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 117W AND 126W.

.S OF 00N BETWEEN 103W AND 118W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT
IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 00N BETWEEN 105W AND 120W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 02N BETWEEN 114W AND 125W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED S AND NW SWELL.

.06 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE GULF
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 89W...INCLUDING THE GULF
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 92W...INCLUDING THE GULF
OF PAPAGAYO...WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FROM 07N TO 10N
BETWEEN 92W AND 100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL. 
 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT APPROACHING NW CORNER OF AREA.
N OF 28N W OF 137W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N138W TO 27N140W. NW OF FRONT
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT 30N136W TO 25N140W. 
NW OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. 

.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO
14.5N95W... INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO
13.5N95W... INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95W
...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

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

CONVECTION VALID 0300 UTC WED DEC 30...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...           

ITCZ AXIS FROM 06N92W TO 07N110W TO 08N125W TO BEYOND 04N140W.
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 180 NM N OF AXIS
BETWEEN 126W AND 132W.

$$

.FORECASTER COBB. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.