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FZPN03 KNHC 182209
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                               
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                          
2230 UTC WED DEC 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED DEC 18.                            
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU DEC 19.                      
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI DEC 20.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 14N96W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 
FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 
13N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE 
FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 97W AND 100W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA BOUNDED WITHIN A LINE FROM 
15N95W TO 08N94W TO 04N108W TO 13N115W TO 13N101W TO 15N95W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE...SW AND NW 
SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W 
14N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 
35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF A LINE FROM 
16N95W TO 14N96W TO 13N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA BOUNDED WITHIN A LINE FROM 15N95W TO 
08N94W TO 08N110W TO 13N100W TO TO 15N95W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE...SW AND NW SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 
13N96.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY A 
LINE FROM 15N95W TO 07N98W TO 10N107W TO 15N95W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE...SW AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 98W AND FROM 
07N TO 13N BETWEEN 98W AND 109W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 
FT IN MIXED NE...SW AND NW SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 08.5N90W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 10N BETWEEN 88W AND 91W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 11.5N86W TO 
09N91W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 07N TO 10N BETWEEN 91W AND 94W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 09N90W TO 08N94W TO 
07N98W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED NE 
AND SW SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 
10.5N92W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 19N140W TO 13N115W TO 
08N115W TO 07N140W TO 19N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN MIXED NW...NE AND S SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 20N W OF 133W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09N TO 29N W OF 132W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 26N W OF 135W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N118W TO 26N127W. N OF FRONT 
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST N OF 29N. N 
OF 27N BETWEEN 127W AND 126W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN MIXED NW AND N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST BROAD LOW PRES JUST NE OF AREA NEAR 32N113W 
1004 MB WITH DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM LOW TO 30N114W TO 
26N115W TO 23N127W. N OF 23N BETWEEN 125W AND 135W N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.

.30 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 30N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST BROAD LOW PRES JUST NE OF AREA NEAR 32N113W 
1004 MB WITH COLD FRONT FROM LOW TO 30N114W TO 26N115W TO 
23N117W. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
 
ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

CONVECTION VALID 2145 UTC WED DEC 18...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...             
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 07N78W TO 07N86W TO 
07N100W...WHERE IT TRANSITIONS TO THE ITCZ TO 07N111W TO 08N130W 
TO 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 180 NM S 
OF ITCZ BETWEEN 119W AND 124W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM 
N OF ITCZ BETWEEN 127W AND 132W AND WITHIN 90 NM S OF MONSOON 
TROUGH E OF 81W.

$$ 
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.