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FZPN03 KNHC 161545
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC MON NOV 16 2015

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC MON NOV 16. S OF 27N
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE NOV 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED NOV 18.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF CALIFORNIA GALE WARNING...
.N OF 29.5N W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 23N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. FROM 25N
TO 27N SEAS TO 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA AND WATERS N OF 18.5N E OF
110W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT S OF 26.5N WITH SW
SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 21N TO 29N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 10 FT S OF 27N WITH SW SWELL. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N111.5W TO 24.5N120W TO 22.5N140W. N OF FRONT
E OF 120W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL.
N OF FRONT BETWEEN 120W AND 130W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
10 TO 15 FT WITH NW SWELL. N OF FRONT W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT WITH NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 25N108W TO 19N120W TO 20N140W.
N OF 28N BETWEEN 119W AND 126W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
12 TO 16 FT WITH NW SWELL. N OF FRONT TO 26N E OF 120N N TO NE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT WITH NW SWELL. N OF FRONT TO
126N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT WITH
NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11
FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED S OF 20N. N OF 20N W OF
124W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 20N
BETWEEN 110W AND 124W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 11 FT IN NW
SWELL.

.S OF COLD FRONT DESCRIBED ABOVE TO LINE FROM 16N118W TO
12.5N133W TO 10N140W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN
MIXED SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF LINE FROM 17N113W TO 14N116.5W TO
09N136W TO 05N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED
NE AND NW SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF COLD FRONT DESCRIBED ABOVE TO LINE FROM
14N115W TO 13.5N125W TO 11N140W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO
15 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA N OF 08N W OF 107W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 20N W OF 118W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 07N W OF 109W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 

.WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16.5N95W TO 14.5N95W TO 13N96W...
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 11 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 14N WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 11.5N TO 13N BETWEEN 94.5W AND
98W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MERGING NE AND SW SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 03.5N TO 06.5N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W SW
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 08N BETWEEN 82W AND 90W SW WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC MON NOV 16... 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...        

MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM COLOMBIA NEAR 09.5N75W TO 08N90W TO
LOW PRES 1008 MB NEAR 14.5N125W TO 09N140W. ISOLATED TO
SCATTERED CLUSTERS OF MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION NOTED WITHIN
120 NM N AND 270 NM S OF TROUGH E OF 107W...AND SCATTERED
MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION WITHIN 180 NM N AND 270 NM S OF
TROUGH W OF 107W.

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.