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FZPN03 KNHC 250850
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC MON DEC 25 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC MON DEC 25.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE DEC 26.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED DEC 27.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...

.WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95.5W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 
FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
13N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 
14N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 
TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 
16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N96.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 95W AND 102W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. 
.33 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95.5W 
TO 13N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 94W 
AND 100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 
14N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N136.5W TO 24.5N140W. W OF LINE FROM 
30N130W TO 16N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED 
SE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SURFACE TROUGH FROM 30N137W TO 25N140W. AREA 
BOUNDED BY 22N140W TO 28N131W TO 20N125W TO 11N140W TO 22N140W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND E SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH MOVED W OF AREA. W OF LINE FROM 30N134W 
TO 25N135W TO 20N120W TO 15N125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.

.FROM 09N TO 11.5N E OF 91.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 11.5N E OF 90W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0830 UTC MON DEC 25...

.SURFACE TROUGH FROM 19N121W TO 10N121W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 112W AND 120W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...

SURFACE TROUGH FROM 10N75W TO 09N84W TO 06N95W. ITCZ CONTINUES 
FROM 06N95W TO 08N108W TO 09N121W TO 08N130W TO BEYOND 11N140W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 05N TO 09N BETWEEN 77W 
AND 81W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 05N TO 08N BETWEEN 100W AND 
103W.  

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.FORECASTER MCELROY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.