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FZPN03 KNHC 142120
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                          
2230 UTC SAT DEC 14 2013

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 3.4S TO THE 
EQUATOR E OF 120W

SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC SAT DEC 14.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN DEC 15.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON DEC 16.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 14.5N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N 
TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 14N96W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 13.5N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12.5N97W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 14.5N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N 
WINDS 45 TO 50 KT. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N96W N TO NE 
WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 
120 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N96W TO 12N99W N 
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 13N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 11N97W TO 10N101W 
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN PRIMARILY NE 
SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 07N TO 14N BETWEEN 92W AND 105W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NORTHERLY SWELL.

...GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 25N TO 28N WITHIN 45 NM OF COAST OF 
BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
ELSEWHERE IN THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA...AND FROM 21N TO 23N 
BETWEEN 107W AND 110W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
FROM 25N TO 27N WITHIN 45 NM OF PACIFIC COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA 
BETWEEN 113W AND 114W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 26N WITHIN 45 NM OF 
COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT. ELSEWHERE IN THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 
29N115W TO 26N117W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 24N NW WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 180 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 18N126W TO 24N126W TO 
22N140W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE 
FROM 13N TO 20N W OF 118W AND FROM 20N TO 27N W OF 124W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE...SW...AND NW SWELL. 
FROM 08N TO 12N BETWEEN 113W AND 117W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 20N W OF 124W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 
09N117W TO 12N140W AND W OF A LINE FROM 09N117W TO 30N125W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE...SW...AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N W OF 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 120W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL.

.FROM 09N TO 10N BETWEEN 88W AND 90W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 10N89W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

CONVECTION VALID 2030 UTC SAT DEC 14...

.SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 13N TO 18N BETWEEN 119W AND 123W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...             
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 08N78W TO 05N100W TO LOW PRES NEAR    
08N115W TO 08N126W. ITCZ FROM 08N126W TO BEYOND 06N140W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG N OF A LINE FROM 07N78W TO 
06N82W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 107W 
AND 110W...WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS BETWEEN 112W AND 
115W...AND FROM 09N TO 11N BETWEEN 118W AND 122W.

$$ 
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.