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FZPN03 KNHC 210920
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC WED DEC 21 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC WED DEC 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU DEC 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI DEC 23.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 16N94W TO 16N96W TO 14N97W TO 13N96W TO
14N95W TO 15N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...
N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA
BOUNDED BY 14N93W TO 16N94W TO 16N96W TO 13N99W TO 11N98W TO
11N96W TO 14N93W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
REMAINDER OF AREA BOUNDED BY 15N93W TO 15N109W TO 12N114W TO
04N100W TO 06N91W TO 15N93W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT
PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 15N94W TO 16N95W TO
15N96W TO 14N96W TO 14N95W TO 15N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 15N94W TO 16N94W TO 16N95W TO
14N98W TO 12N98W TO 13N95W TO 15N94W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA BOUNDED BY 16N94W TO 14N107W TO
17N116W TO 12N118W TO 03N108W TO 05N93W TO 16N94W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE...SW AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 16N95W TO 16N96W TO
15N96W TO 14N96W TO 14N95W TO 15N95W TO 16N95W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 15N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO
14N98W TO 12N95W TO 14N94W TO 15N94W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA BOUNDED BY 12N95W TO 13N111W TO
11N116W TO 06N116W TO 07N110W TO 07N94W TO 12N95W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NE...S AND NW SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 26N TO 28N W OF 110W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.03 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 11N86W TO 11N89W TO 10N90W TO 09N90W TO
09N88W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.15 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 11N86W TO 11N87W TO
10N87W TO 10N86W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.39 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 11N86W TO 11N87W TO
10N87W TO 10N86W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.LOW PRES NEAR 22.5N118W 1012 MB WITH TROUGH FROM 26N118W TO LOW
TO 17N117W. WITHIN 240 NM E QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO
11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 17N TO 25N BETWEEN 114W AND 120W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY
17N133W TO 21N140W TO 07N140W TO 07N139W TO 17N133W NE TO E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
AREA BOUNDED BY 30N124W TO 30N140W TO 16N133W TO 04N140W TO
08N123W TO 17N117W TO 30N124W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT
IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 30N119.5W 1012 MB. WITHIN 120 NM
E QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED
BY 14N138W TO 16N140W TO 07N140W TO 08N137W TO 10N135W TO 14N138W
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA
BOUNDED BY 30N116W TO 30N140W TO 12N137W TO 02N140W TO 13N123W TO
30N116W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES DISSIPATED. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY
13N132W TO 15N137W TO 19N140W TO 07N140W TO 09N133W TO 11N130W TO
13N132W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 30N116W TO 30N140W TO 14N135W TO 01N140W TO
06N134W TO 14N112W TO 30N116W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT
IN NW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0900 UTC WED DEC 21...

.LOW PRES NEAR 22.5N118W WITH TROUGH FROM 26N118W TO LOW TO
17N117W...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 18N TO 24N
WITHIN 210 NM E OF TROUGH.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 09N83W TO 05N97W. ITCZ AXIS
EXTENDS FROM 05N97W TO 11N119W THEN RESUMES FROM 11N123W TO
07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 08N TO 11N BETWEEN 114W AND
116W AND ALSO FROM 07N TO 11N BETWEEN 121W AND 128W.

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.