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FZPN03 KNHC 261515
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC MON DEC 26 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON DEC 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE DEC 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED DEC 28.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W AND
95.5W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 13.5N BETWEEN 94.5W
AND 95.5W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO
14.5N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 35
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 14.5N95W TO 14N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO
13.5N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 35
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 14N95.5W TO 12.5N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11
FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N123W TO 26N128W TO 28N140W. W OF THE FRONT
TO 132W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
E OF THE FRONT TO A LINE FROM 28N125W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N BETWEEN 112W AND 126W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM LOW PRES NEAR
28N122W 1017 MB TO 22N125W. N OF 28N BETWEEN 126W AND 136W N TO
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W
OF A LINE FROM 30N119W TO 20N135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST SURFACE TROUGH FROM 27N125W TO 21N123W. N OF
26N BETWEEN 125W AND 131W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO
12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N123W TO 26N123W
TO 20N125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.

.FROM 08N TO 18N W OF 135W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO
11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 20N112W TO 07N122W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 20N W OF 132W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 20N132W TO
18N114W TO 12N114W TO 07N130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9
FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 17N W OF 136W NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 20N121W TO
10N130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE
SWELL. 

.12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 28N NW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 26N NW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 25N TO 27N NW WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.18 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 11.5N E OF 87.5W...INCLUDING GULF
OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 11.5N E OF 87.5W...INCLUDING
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W
TO 09N91W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC MON DEC 26...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 08N84W TO 06.5N89W TO 07N94W. ITCZ FROM
07N94W TO 06.5N104W TO 08N115W TO 05N135W TO 05N140W. SCATTERED
MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM OF THE MONSOON TROUGH BETWEEN 92W AND 94W.
SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM N OF THE ITCZ BETWEEN 100W AND
108W. 

$$ 
.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.