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FZPN03 KNHC 211550
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC WED DEC 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU DEC 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI DEC 23.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N94W TO 14.5N95.5W TO 14N96W...INCLUDING
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 16N94W TO 13N96W TO 11.5N98W N TO NE
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA BOUNDED
BY 15N93W TO 15N109W TO 12N115W TO 04N100W TO 06N91W TO 15N93W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N96W...INCLUDING
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 13N96.5W
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 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 SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N96W...INCLUDING
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 13N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 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 SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N88W...INCLUDING
THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N88W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.33 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO
10.5N87W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.LOW PRES NEAR 24N123W 1014 MB WITH TROUGH FROM 27N122W TO LOW
TO 21N123W. FROM 12N TO 24N BETWEEN 114W AND 119W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. W OF LINE FROM 30N124W TO
18N123W TO 12N115W TO 05N120W TO 00N121W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS...EXCEPT NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 135W.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 10 TO 12 FT FROM 05N TO 14N
W OF 135W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES DISSIPATED JUST N OF AREA. W OF LINE
FROM 30N116W TO 20N119W TO 13N121W TO 09N127W TO 02N140W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS...EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 08N TO
13N W OF 134W. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 
10 TO 11 FT N OF 25N BETWEEN 124W AND 134W. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY BOUNDED BY 30N116W TO
20N112W TO 06N116W TO 07N126W TO 06N133W TO 01N140W TO 20N140W
TO 30N140W TO 30N116W 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 1530 UTC WED DEC 21...

.TROUGH FROM 27N118W TO 22N117W TO 16N118W...SCATTERED MODERATE
ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 150 NM E OF TROUGH FROM 16N TO 24N.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 09N84W TO 06N91W TO 05N98W.
ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS FROM 05N98W TO 07N108W TO 08N114W TO 11N118W.
IT RESUMES FROM 08N130W TO BEYOND 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE
WITHIN 60 NM OF AXIS BETWEEN 105W AND 107W...ALSO BETWEEN 109W
AND 111W AND WITHIN 60 NM S OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 117W AND 118W.

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.