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FZPN03 KNHC 130326
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SAT DEC 13 2014

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 03.4S TO THE 
EQUATOR E OF 120W

SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC SAT DEC 13.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN DEC 14.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON DEC 15.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
13N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 14.5N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N 
TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 14N96W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 14N95.5.W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N 
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. WITHIN 45 NM EITHER 
SIDE OF A LINE FROM 14N95.5W TO 12.5N98W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W TO 96W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N116W TO 25N120W TO 20N130W TO 19N140W. W OF 
FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 28N115W TO 08N97W TO 01N140W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT E OF AREA. NEW COLD FRONT 
APPROACHING 30N140W. LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT W OF A LINE FROM 
30N137W TO 28N140W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N130W TO 22N140W. W OF FRONT 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 30N116W TO 17N104W TO 10N102W TO 
03.4S112W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN 
MIXED SE AND NW SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 30N W OF 113W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 09N88W... INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO  8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 11.5N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

CONVECTION VALID 0300 UTC SAT DEC 13...                     
 
.SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 02N TO 04N E OF 80W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...             
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM LOW PRES NEAR 09N79W TO 06N90W TO 
07N99W. ITCZ FROM 07N99W TO 08N120W TO LOW PRES NEAR 08N138W TO 
07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM OF AXIS E OF 
85W...AND FROM 04N TO 08N BETWEEN 92W AND 98W.

$$
.FORECASTER FORMOSA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.