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FZPN03 KNHC 021543
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                           
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                      
1630 UTC WED DEC 02 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED DEC 02.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU DEC 03.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI DEC 04.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 15N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 15N95W TO 13.5N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.21 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 14.5N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO
35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.33 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 14N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30
TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE
OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 12N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 15N95W TO 13N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO
NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 11N99W N TO NE
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 24N W OF 108W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 22.5N TO 24N BETWEEN 108W AND 111W N
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 24N NW TO N WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 24N W OF 109W NW TO N
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.33 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.FROM 11N TO 17N W OF 127W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12
FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA AND
W OF A LINE FROM 23N110W TO 03.4S100W...EXCEPT N OF 26N W OF
126W...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW
SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 18N W OF 135W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 22N W OF A
LINE FROM 22N109W TO 03.4S94W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 18N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 04N TO 20N W OF
120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
S OF 14N BETWEEN 100W AND 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. 

.COLD FRONT APPROACHING NW WATERS. NW OF A LINE FROM 30N136W TO
28N140W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N139W TO 29N140W. W OF FRONT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 28N
WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEA 9 TO 14 FT IN
NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 30N132W TO 23N140W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N132W TO 26N140W. W OF FRONT
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL.
ELSEWHERE N OF 22N W OF A LINE FROM 30N127W TO 22N132W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 30N128W TO 25N140W.
W OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL.
ELSEWHERE N OF 21N W OF A LINE FROM 30N124W TO 21N129W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 30N120W TO
22N140W. N OF 20N W OF A LINE FROM 30N116W TO 20N120W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 11 TO 15 FT W
OF FRONT.

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

CONVECTION VALID 1430 UTC WED DEC 02... 

.LOW PRES NEAR 04N79W 1006 MB...SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG
WITHIN 150 NM NE QUADRANT AND 75 NM NW QUADRANT.

.TROUGH FROM 12N133W TO 05N135W...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED
STRONG WITHIN 60 NM W OF TROUGH FROM 06N TO 09N AND WITHIN 270
NM E OF TROUGH FROM 07N TO 09N. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...           

MONSOON TROUGH AXIS FROM 09N84W TO 05N93W. ITCZ AXIS FROM 05N93W
TO 07N101W TO LOW PRES NEAR 06N105W 1007 MB TO 04N123W TO
07N133W...THEN CONTINUES FROM 07N137W TO 06N140W. SCATTERED
MODERATE BETWEEN 150 NM AND 300 NM SE OF AXIS BETWEEN 85W AND
88W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG BETWEEN 90 NM AND 240 NM N OF
AXIS BETWEEN 115W AND 119W. SCATTERED MODERATE ELSEWHERE N OF
AXIS TO 10N BETWEEN 114W AND 129W AS WELL AS S OF AXIS TO 02N
BETWEEN 114W AND 120W. 

$$
.FORECASTER SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.