000
FZPN03 KNHC 160303
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SAT DEC 16 2006

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS

SECURITE

E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W

SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC SAT DEC 16
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN DEC 17
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON DEC 18

.WARNINGS.
NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.FROM 7N TO 25N W OF 124W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 11 TO 14 FT 
IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. N OF 25N W OF 130W N WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS SEAS TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 110W AND S OF 20N W OF 100W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL...HIGHEST 
SEAS N OF 20N. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST RIDGE 30N134W 25N120W 20N110W. S OF RIDGE TO 
7N W OF 125W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS SEAS 11 TO 
15 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. N OF RIDGE W OF 120W 
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 
10N W OF 110W AND S OF 10N W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS N AND W 
PORTIONS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST RIDGE 30N130W 26N120W 21N110W. FROM 8N TO 25N 
W OF 120W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS SEAS 13 TO 17 
FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. N OF RIDGE W OF 115W NW 
TO N WINDS 20 KT SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 
110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST 
SEAS W PORTION.

.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST N TO NE WINDS 20 KT 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 

.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 9N TO 12N E OF 88W INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO NE WINDS 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 9N TO 12N E OF 90W INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO NE WINDS 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 9N TO 12N E OF 90W INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID 0300 UTC SAT DEC 16...
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...4N77W 3N100W 5N120W 7N140W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 80-100 NM N OF AXIS W 
OF 136W. SIMILAR CONVECTION IS ALONG THE PACIFIC COAST OF COSTA 
RICA.

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