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FZPN03 KNHC 230920
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                               
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                          
1030 UTC MON DEC 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC MON DEC 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE DEC 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED DEC 25.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.06 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 14N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13.5N96.5W N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 14N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 14N96W TO 
12.5N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 13N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12.5N97W N TO NE 
WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. REMAINDER AREA WITHIN 90 NM 
OF A LINE 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 12N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 98W AND 104W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.  
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N95.5W TO 13N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM 
OF A LINE 16N95W TO 14N95.5W TO 12N97W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. REMAINDER AREA WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE 16N95W 
TO 13N96W TO 11N100W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 
FT. FROM 08N TO 13N BETWEEN 100W AND 106W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 08N TO 14N BETWEEN 92W AND 
101W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE 
SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 13N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM 
OF A LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N96W TO 11N100W N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. FROM 09N TO 12N BETWEEN 100W AND 
108W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NE AND 
NW SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 07N TO 13N BETWEEN 93W AND 108W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 12N TO 16N W OF 132W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 08N W OF 120W...AND S OF 08N W OF 128W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 10N TO 
16N BETWEEN 113W AND 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 14N TO 21N W OF 132W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N W OF 120W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 10N TO 16N BETWEEN 115W 
AND 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N AND W OF LINE FROM 22N138W TO 15N132W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 12N 
TO 16N BETWEEN 122W AND 135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN NW SWELL. 

.FROM 10.5N TO 12N E OF 89W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 11N E OF 89W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 11N BETWEEN 86W AND 100W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 23N TO 29N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 25N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 26N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
 
.REMAINDER AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

CONVECTION VALID 0900 UTC MON DEC 23...
.SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 112W 
AND 118W. 

.SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 11N TO 13N W OF 136W.

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...                 
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 08N78W TO 07N90W TO 06N105W... 
WHERE IT TRANSITIONS TO THE ITCZ TO 08N128W TO 07N140W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM N OF THE ITCZ BETWEEN 122W AND 
130W. 
 
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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.