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FZPN03 KNHC 201549
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                               
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                          
1630 UTC FRI DEC 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC FRI DEC 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT DEC 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN DEC 22.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT 30N113W TO 24N120W TO 26.5N140W. NW OF FRONT TO 126W 
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 16 FT...HIGHEST NW. NW OF 
FRONT AND W OF 126W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF LINE FROM 30N116W TO 26N116W TO 23N126W TO 
26.5N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 
126W AND N TO NE SWELL W OF 126W. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 27N108W TO 23N110W 
TO 20N125W. N OF 26N W OF 128W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 
30N117.5W TO 23N112W TO 16N131W TO 16N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 124W AND N TO NE SWELL W OF 
124W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 20N W OF 112W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN N TO NW SWELL. 

.FROM 10N TO 26.5W W OF 131W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 07N140W TO 11N128W TO 19N131W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 16N W OF 129W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 20N AND NW OF LINE FROM 20N112W TO 
10N134W TO 03N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N 
AND NE SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA COLD FRONT FROM 30N113W TO 24N120W TO 
26.5N140W. NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT. 
.12 HOUR GULF OF CALIFORNIA COLD FRONT FROM 30N108W TO 26.5N110W 
TO 22N127W. S OF FRONT TO 25N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF FRONT  FROM 25N TO 27N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 27N108W TO 
23N110W TO 20N125W. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 09.5N TO 11.5N E OF 90W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
 
.REMAINDER AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC FRI DEC 20...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...             
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM LOW PRES NEAR 07N79W TO 10N86W 
TO 05.5N100W... WHERE IT TRANSITIONS TO THE ITCZ...CONTINUING ON 
TO 08.5N114W TO 07N123W TO 10N130W TO 08N140W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION NOTED WITHIN 90 NM N OF AXIS 
BETWEEN 92W AND 115W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION 
NOTED WITHIN 310 NM N OF ITCZ BETWEEN 123W AND 130W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION NOTED WITHIN 90 NM OF ITCZ W 
OF 133W. 

$$ 
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.