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FZPN03 KNHC 212206
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                               
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                          
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SAT DEC 21.                            
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN DEC 22.                    
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON DEC 23.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N96W...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 13N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 28N BETWEEN 123W AND 126W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 112W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS 
...EXCEPT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 12N TO 17N W OF 132W. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 10 TO 12 FT N OF 20N W OF 130W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 16N W OF 135W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 10N BETWEEN 120W AND 135W AND 
ELSEWHERE W OF 135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 9 TO 12 FT FROM 11N TO 18W W OF 
132W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 13N TO 16N W OF 135W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 22N W OF 117W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.

.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 12N BETWEEN 86W AND 90W... 
...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE BETWEEN 88W 
AND 90W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 24N TO 28N NW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 24N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
 
.REMAINDER AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

CONVECTION VALID 2145 UTC SAT DEC 21...
.SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 45 NM OF 14N116W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...             
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 10N85W TO 08N91W TO 07N100W TO 
08N109W...WHERE IT TRANSITIONS TO THE ITCZ TO 08N116W TO 08N128W 
TO 10N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 08N TO 11N W 
OF 135W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM S OF ITCZ BETWEEN 120W 
AND 124W.
 
$$ 
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.