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FZPN03 KNHC 020343
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SAT DEC 02 2017

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 02.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN DEC 03.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON DEC 04.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 14.5N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 96W...N WINDS 
25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE 
OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95W TO 13N96.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 07N TO 13N 
BETWEEN 94.5W AND 108W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.15 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 14.5N BETWEEN 94.5W 
AND 95.5W...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95W TO 
13N96.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER 
OF AREA FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 100W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 14N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 
96W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 
14N BETWEEN 95W AND 102W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 14.5N BETWEEN 94.5W 
AND 96W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 
13.5N BETWEEN 95W AND 101W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 10N89W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 10.5N87.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 14N TO 17N BETWEEN 136W AND 140W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 11 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 28N115W 
TO 12N108W TO 08N1082 TO 08N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NE. S OF 05N W OF 116W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST AREA NW OF LINE FROM 28N115W TO 12N102W TO 
03.4S103W TO 03.4S120W TO 01N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW...EXCEPT MIXED NW AND SW SWELL S 
OF 08N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N W OF 133W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 112W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW. SE OF LINE FROM 
20N112W TO 12N101W TO 03.4S100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 
FT IN MIXED SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0200 UTC SAT DEC 02...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 09N73.5W TO 10N82W TO 
07N107W...WHERE IT TRANSITIONS TO ITCZ AND CONTINUES ON TO 
10N116W TO 11N129W TO BEYOND 08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG FROM 06N TO 09N BETWEEN 79W AND 85W...FROM 06N 
TO 08.5N BETWEEN 102W AND 112W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG 
FROM 08.5N TO 16.5N BETWEEN 115W AND 132W.  

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.