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FZPN03 KNHC 162104
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC SAT DEC 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SAT DEC 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN DEC 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON DEC 18.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 14.5N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 
08N TO 10N BETWEEN 97W AND 101W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 
FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.42 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14.5N BETWEEN 94W AND 95W...INCLUDING 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 

.N OF 28N BETWEEN 119W AND 128W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
9 TO 11 FT. N OF 28N W OF 128W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT. FROM 13N TO 16N W OF 133W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N116W TO 24N117W TO 02N140W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 28N115W TO 25N120W. 
N OF 28N BETWEEN 122W AND 128W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 
15 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N116W TO 26N114W TO 20N130W TO 
10N124W TO 10N109W TO 03.4S118W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED N OF 20N W OF 113W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. FROM 10N TO 20N W 
OF 135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. 

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 30N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 31N113W TO 
29.5N114W. N OF 30N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 89W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 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.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 89W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
FROM 08N TO 10N BETWEEN 90W AND 92W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
FT IN NE SWELL. 

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2100 UTC SAT DEC 16...

.SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF 
LINE FROM 18N104W TO 14N114W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
ITCZ FROM 07N94W TO BEYOND 10N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED 
STRONG FROM 07N TO 09N BETWEEN 95W AND 111W. 

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.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.