000 FZPN03 KNHC 260918 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 UTC THU DEC 26 2013 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 THU DEC 26. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI DEC 27. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT DEC 28. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 14N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 03N TO 14N BETWEEN 90W AND 111W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 14N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 07N TO 11N BETWEEN 96W AND 108W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 14N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 08N TO 12N BETWEEN 100W AND 105W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .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. .12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .48 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. .TROUGH 20N138W TO 11N137W. FROM 12N TO 20N E OF TROUGH TO 130W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 17N TO 20N W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 20N TO 23N W OF 135W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09N TO 16N W OF 122W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 23N139W TO 13N140W. FROM 23N TO 27N W OF 137W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 08N W OF 130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR TROUGH AXIS. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH W OF AREA. N OF 07N W OF 129W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 27N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .48 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 0900 UTC THU DEC 26... INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 04N77W TO 03N83W. ITCZ CONTINUES FROM 03N83W TO 06N96W TO 07N112W TO 06N125W TO 10N135W TO 09N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 08N TO 11N BETWEEN 126W AND 129W. SIMILAR CONVECTION IS NOTED FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 132W AND 134.5W. $$ .FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.