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FZPN03 KNHC 012157
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC THU DEC 1 2016

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU DEC 1.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI DEC  2.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT DEC  3.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA 30 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29N NW TO N WINDS 30 TO
35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FROM 27N TO 29N NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29N NW TO N WINDS 30 TO
35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 25N TO 29N NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS TO 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 15N TO 22N W OF 135W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11
FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY LINE
FROM 26N140W TO 25N130W TO 30N118W TO 20N115W TO 10N140W TO
26N140W. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. FRONT N
OF AREA. N OF 29N BETWEEN 125W AND 135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
8 FT IN N SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N115W TO 27N128W. N OF FRONT
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. FROM 13N
TO 27N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 30N140W TO 30N117W TO 15N128W TO 13N110W TO
10N140W TO 30N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. FROM 18N TO 20N W OF 138W NE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. N OF 27N BETWEEN 117W AND 119W N
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED
30N140W TO 30N116W TO 22N113W TO 10N140W TO 30N140W WINDS 20 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.

.N OF 14.5N BETWEEN 94W AND 95W...INCLUDING GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1800 UTC THU DEC 1...

.NUMEROUS MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM E OF SURFACE
TROUGH FROM 17N TO LOW PRES 1010 MB NEAR 14N107W TO 12N106W. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 10N86W TO LOW PRESS 1011 MB NEAR 10N98W TO
12N106W TO 08N110W TO 08N115W. ITCZ CONTINUES FROM 08N115W TO
11N125W TO 10N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM N OF ITCZ
BETWEEN 135W AND 138W.

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.