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FZPN03 KNHC 240331
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED DEC 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED DEC 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU DEC 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI DEC 26.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.18 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 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 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N97W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 14N96W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 
15N95W TO 12N99W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 12N98W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 14N 
BETWEEN 94W AND 101W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09N TO 14N BETWEEN 94W 
AND 102W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW 
SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 07N TO 12N W OF 126W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 30N115W TO 
23N114W TO 00N130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED 
NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 11N W OF 128W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 
30N116W TO 23N113W TO 00N129W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N BETWEEN 116W AND 125W NW TO N WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE 
FROM 29N115W TO 26N117W TO 24N129W TO 28N140W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA W OF A LINE 
FROM 18N140W TO 08N125W TO 05N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
FT IN NW SWELL.

.FROM 01N TO 10N BETWEEN 101W AND 111W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 24N NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA 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 WED DEC 24...                     

.SURFACE TROUGH FROM 09N111W TO 14N110W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 
08N TO 17N BETWEEN 100W AND 109W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...                
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 07N78W TO 06N80W TO 08N87W. 
ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 08N87W TO 06N107W TO 08N115W TO 07N140W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 04N TO 08N BETWEEN 105W AND 115W.

$$
.FORECASTER HUFFMAN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.