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FZPN03 KNHC 202205
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                               
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                          
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC FRI DEC 20.                            
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT DEC 21.                     
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN DEC 22.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N111W TO 24N118W THEN DISSIPATING TO 24N129W. 
N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT N TO NE WINDS 
BETWEEN 126W AND 129W. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N 
OF LINE FROM 30N116W TO 24N120W TO 22N129W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 126W...AND IN N TO NE SWELL W 
OF 126W. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 28N108W TO 23N115W 
TO 20N125W. N OF 28N BETWEEN 121W AND 127W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS AS DESCRIBED IN FOLLOWING 
PARAGRAPH. 

.N OF 10.5N W OF 129W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 17N BETWEEN 114W AND 133W AND ALSO N OF 
08N W OF 133W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED N 
AND NE SWELL EXCEPT 9 TO 12 FT W OF 133W...HIGHEST N OF 22N W OF 
134W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 07N BETWEEN 118W AND 136W AND W OF 136W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N AND NE SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA COLD FRONT FROM 30N111W TO 24N118W THEN 
DISSIPATING TO 24N127W. NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.12 HOUR GULF OF CALIFORNIA DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 30N108W 
TO 26.5N110W TO 22N127W. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.

.FROM 10N TO 11N BETWEEN 86W AND 90W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.06 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 2145 UTC FRI DEC 20...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...             
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM LOW PRES NEAR 07N79W TO 09N86W 
TO 07N91W...WHERE IT TRANSITIONS TO THE ITCZ TO 06N102W TO 
09N115W TO 08N125W TO 08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM 
N OF THE ITCZ BETWEEN 124W AND 127W...WITHIN 60 NM S OF THE ITCZ 
BETWEEN 136W AND 138W AND WITHIN 30 NM OF THE ITCZ BETWEEN 120W 
AND 122W. 

$$ 
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.