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FZPN03 KNHC 210342
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                               
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                          
0430 UTC SAT DEC 21 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT DEC 21.                            
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN DEC 22.                    
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON DEC 23.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT MOVING SE 20 KT ACROSS SOUTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA AND 
GULF OF CALIFORNIA. N OF 24N BETWEEN 115W AND 123W NW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 FT IN NW 
SWELL N OF 26N. N OF 16N W OF 123W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT...EXCEPT NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT W OF 133W. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN 
MIXED N TO NE SWELL...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL N OF 26N 
BETWEEN 123W AND 135W. 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 MERGING WITH NW SWELL W 
OF 135W.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATING E OF AREA. N OF 18N 
BETWEEN 115W AND 133W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW 
TO N SWELL...HIGHEST W. N OF 10N W OF 133W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS
...EXCEPT NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT FROM 10N TO 13N W OF 133W. SEAS 9 
TO 12 FT IN N TO NE SWELL EXCEPT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL W OF 
135W...HIGHEST N OF 24N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NW OF A LINE FROM 21N115W TO 15N127W TO 
09N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW 
SWELL...EXCEPT 10 TO 12 FT IN MERGING N TO NE SWELL WITH NW 
SWELL N OF 19N W OF 132W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 08N BETWEEN 121W AND 134W AND ALSO E OF 
134W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.

.06 HOUR FORECAST 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. 
.18 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 0315 UTC SAT DEC 21...
.SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 30 NM OF 13N115W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...             
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 1006 MB LOW PRES NEAR 06N79W TO 
08N90W TO 06N100W...WHERE IT TRANSITIONS TO THE ITCZ TO 09N113W 
TO 08N125W TO 08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM S OF THE 
ITCZ W OF 135W...AND WITHIN 30 NM OF THE ITCZ BETWEEN 105W AND 
107W. 

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.