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FZPN03 KNHC 240906
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC WED DEC 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU DEC 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI DEC 26.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 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 90 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12.5N97W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 13.5N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 
FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 93W AND 100W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 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 TO 8 FT. FROM 08N TO 14N BETWEEN 95W AND 105W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 28N TO 29N E OF 115W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 28N115W TO 00N130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE FROM 30N115W TO 22N113W TO 00N130W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N BETWEEN 116.5W AND 125W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. FROM 05N TO 06N 
W OF 130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT PRIMARILY NW SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 25N NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 10N87W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 10N89W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID 0900 UTC WED DEC 24...                     

.SURFACE TROUGH FROM 09N111W TO 14N110W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 
11N TO 17N BETWEEN 102W AND 107W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...                
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 08N78W TO 09N87W TO 07N100W. ITCZ FROM 
07N100W TO 06N105W TO 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG 
WITHIN 45 NM OF MONSOON TROUGH BETWEEN 92W AND 93W.

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.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.