000
FZPN03 KNHC 170331
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SAT DEC 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC SAT DEC 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN DEC 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON DEC 19.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT APPROACHING N BAJA CALIFORNIA FROM THE WEST. GULF OF
CALIFORNIA FROM 30N TO 31N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 8 FT.
.09 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 32N112.5W TO 28N115W TO
25N140W. GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35
KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT TO 29N SW TO W WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.15 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N111.5W TO 27N111.5W TO
23.5N130W TO 23.5N140W. GULF OF CALIFORNIA NW OF FRONT NW TO N
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. SE OF FRONT TO 27N SW TO W
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 26N108.5W TO 22N115W TO
21.5N130W. GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT SE OF AREA. GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF
26N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 15N N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 8 FT. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N121.5W TO 28N127W THEN WEAKENING FRONT TO
24.5N140W. NW OF LINE FROM 30N130W TO 26.5N140W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 26N109.5W TO 24N112W TO
23.5N140W. N OF FRONT E OF 120W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9
FT N OF 27.5N. N OF FRONT TO 27N BETWEEN 120W AND 130W NE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 20N TO 27N W OF 130W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 120W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT SE OF AREA. N OF 26N BETWEEN 120W
AND 130W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 20N W OF 128W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 25N W OF 130W...AND FROM 14.5N TO
24N BETWEEN 121W AND 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11
FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 08N W OF 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO
9 FT IN MIXED NE 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.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0230 UTC SAT DEC 17...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 1010 MB LOW PRESSURE NEAR
05.5N80.5W TO 08N88W TO 07N100W. THE ITCZ AXIS CONTINUES FROM
07N100W TO 1010 MB LOW PRESSURE NEAR 10.5N111.5W TO 07.5N123W TO
BEYOND 08.5N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION NOTED
FROM 09.5N TO 16N BETWEEN 104W AND 114W. SIMILAR CONVECTION
IS WITHIN 90 NM N OF ITCZ BETWEEN 119W AND 130W. 

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.