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FZPN03 KNHC 270317
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC THU DEC 27 2018

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU DEC 27.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI DEC 28.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT DEC 29.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.W OF LINE FROM 21N140W TO 17N118W TO 14N118W TO 10N140W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. N OF 29.5N BETWEEN 119W AND 
124W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. ELSEWHERE AREA BOUNDED BY 
LINE FROM 30N130W TO 30N116W TO 21N110W TO 15N113W TO 11N116W TO 
06N133W TO 06N140W TO 27N140W TO 23N128W TO 30N130W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL N OF 20N AND IN 
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL S OF 20N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE FROM 20N140W TO 16N128W TO 11N128W 
TO 09N140W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. N OF 29N 
BETWEEN 118W AND 124W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE AREA W OF LINE FROM 30N116W TO 20N110W TO 10N113W TO 
05N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW 
SWELL N OF 20N AND IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL S OF 20N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE FROM 14N140W TO 13N132W TO 11N132W 
TO 09N140W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT. N OF 29N 
BETWEEN 119W AND 124W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE AREA W OF LINE FROM 30N116W TO 26N115W TO 20N125W TO 
12N112W TO 04N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL N OF 20N AND IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL S OF 
20N.

.WITHIN 30 NM OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N88W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE 
AREA BOUNDED BY 08N101W TO 15N113W TO 11N116W TO 07N112W TO 
08N101W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11.5N86W TO 10.5N87.5W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.WITHIN 30 NM OF A LINE FROM 07.5N79W TO 06N81W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.18 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH APPROACH 32N115W. GULF OF CALIFORNIA N 
OF 30N AND W OF 114WS WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 31.5N114.5W TO 
30.5N114.5W. FROM 29.5N TO 30.5N W OF 113.5W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29N 
NW TO N 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 0245 UTC THU DEC 26...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
SURFACE TROUGH FROM 06N73W TO 06N78W TO 07N83W TO 09N88W. ITCZ 
FROM 06N93W TO 06N110W TO BEYOND 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 06N106W 
TO 10N113W TO 10N122W AND FROM 06N TO 09N BETWEEN 127W AND 134W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 07N TO 09N W OF 136W.

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.FORECASTER MCELROY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.