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FZPN03 KNHC 022139
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC FRI DEC 2 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI DEC 2.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT DEC  3.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN DEC  4.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN
8 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT. FROM 26N TO 29N NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT N OF 28N.
.36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.RIDGE FROM 30N132W TO 18N115W. N OF 27N BETWEEN 117W AND 127W NW
TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N W OF
115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 17N TO
22N BETWEEN 132W AND 140W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 20N BETWEEN 120W AND 140W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST RIDGE FROM 30N133W TO 18N115W. FROM 29N TO 30N
BETWEEN 116W AND 118W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
FROM 18N TO 21N BETWEEN 135W AND 140W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9
FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 30N140W TO 30N115W TO 22N114W
TO 10N140W TO 30N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST RIDGE FROM 30N128W TO 18N115W. WITHIN AREA
BOUNDED BY 30N140W TO 30N115W TO 22N114W TO 08N140W TO 30N140W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2100 UTC FRI DEC 2...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS FROM 09N84W TO 10N125W...WHERE IT TRANSITIONS
TO THE ITCZ AND CONTINUES WEST TO 11N132W THEN TO BEYOND 10N140W.
NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION IS OBSERVED.

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.