000 FZPN03 KNHC 241523 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1630 UTC TUE DEC 24 2013 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 TUE DEC 24. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED DEC 25. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU DEC 26. .WARNINGS. ...GALE WARNING... WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 11N98W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09N TO 13N BETWEEN 93W AND 102W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N95.5W TO 12N99W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 08N TO 13N BETWEEN 99W AND 108W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NORTHERLY SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 13N BETWEEN 92W AND 105W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NORTHERLY SWELL. .36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N97W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 14N BETWEEN 93W AND 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE 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 75 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 05N TO 13N BETWEEN 95W AND 111W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .FROM 10N TO 20N W OF 125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 21N W OF 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 17N W OF 125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 13N TO 20N W OF 128W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 89W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 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 TUE DEC 24... INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... THE MONSOON TROUGH FROM 07N78W TO 05N102W. ITCZ FROM 05N102W TO 08N105W TO 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 09N TO 15N W OF 133W. $$ .FORECASTER DGS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.