000
FZPN03 KNHC 152147
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC THU DEC 15 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI DEC 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT DEC 17.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16.5N95W TO 13.5N95.5W...INCLUDING
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16.5N95W TO
14.5N95.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO
35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM
16N95W TO 14.5N95.5W TO 13.5N96.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16.5N95W TO
13.5N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 12N TO 14N BETWEEN 95W AND
98.5W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

...GALE WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 29.5N TO 31N SW
TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 30N TO 31N SW WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA COLD FRONT FROM 30N115W TO
25N120W. S OF FRONT TO 29.5N SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA COLD FRONT FROM 31N113W TO
26N115W. S OF FRONT TO 29N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 8 FT. N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N110W TO 26.5N111.5W. N OF
FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.LOW PRES NEAR 29.5N134.5W 1011 MB WITH COLD FRONT FROM LOW TO
27N140W. NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W OF 134W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT
IN MIXED SW WIND WAVE AND N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N123W TO 25N135W. N OF 29N
BETWEEN 130W AND 134W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN N SWELL.
N OF 27N W OF 135W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N115W TO 25N120W. N OF FRONT
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT ALONG 30N. N OF 27N W OF
137W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. N OF 29N BETWEEN 130W
AND 137W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N113W TO 26N115 TO 24N121W.
N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT N OF 28N. N
OF 26N W OF 137W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. N OF 28N
BETWEEN 130W AND 137W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN N SWELL.

.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 11.5N E OF 88.5W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09.5N TO 11.5N E OF 88.5W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 11.5N E OF 87.5W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 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 2100 UTC THU DEC 15...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 09N74W TO 08N96W TO LOW PRESSURE
NEAR 09N103.5W. THE ITCZ CONTINUES FROM 09N103.5W TO 07N110W TO
10N124W TO BEYOND 08N140W. SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM LOW PRES
CENTER TO 15N101W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION IS
NOTED FROM 04.5N TO 08N E OF 81.5W. SIMILAR CONVECTION IS FROM
08N TO 14.5N BETWEEN 101W AND 107W. 

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.