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FZPN03 KNHC 150315
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                          
0430 UTC SUN DEC 15 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC SUN DEC 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON DEC 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE DEC 17.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.12 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 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 15N95W TO 13N96W TO 
12N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.42 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 12N97W 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 91W AND 105W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NORTHERLY SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

...GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 25N TO 30N 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 109.5W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
FROM 19N TO 21N E OF 107W...INCLUDING CABO CORRIENTES...NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 27N 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 N OF 24N NW TO N WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE 
FROM 29N115W TO 28N116W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF A LINE FROM 12N120W TO 17N140W AND W OF A LINE FROM 
12N120W TO 17N120W TO 30N135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN MIXED NE...SW...AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 20N W OF 125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N W OF A LINE 
FROM 10N119W TO 30N125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
MIXED NE...SW...AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 06N W OF 119W...EXCEPT N OF 26N W OF 
133W...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY NW 
SWELL...EXCEPT MIXED SW AND NW SWELL SE PART.

.30 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 WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

CONVECTION VALID 0230 UTC SUN DEC 15...

.SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG N OF 07N E OF 79W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA.

.TROUGH FROM 12N119W TO 05N122W...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED 
STRONG FROM 08.5N TO 12N BETWEEN 117W AND 123W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...             
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 10N82W TO 09N88W. ITCZ FROM 09N88W TO 
06N100W TO 09N120W THEN RESUMES FROM 08N125W TO 09N130W TO 
BEYOND 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM N OF ITCZ 
BETWEEN 106W AND 110W.

$$ 
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.