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FZPN03 KNHC 022111
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                           
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                      
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC WED DEC 02.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU DEC 03.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI DEC 04.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 15.5N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 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 TO 10 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 14N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE
OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95.5W TO 13N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 13.5N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30
TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE
OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13.5N96W TO 11.5N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 14N95W TO 12.5N96.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO
NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 11N100W N TO NE
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 25N TO 27N NW TO N
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.COLD FRONT APPROACH NW WATERS. NW OF A LINE FROM 30N135W TO
27N140W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N135W TO 27N140W. N OF 28N
WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT
WITH NW SWELL. N OF 29N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13
TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 30N130W TO
20N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED
E...SW AND NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 30N129W TO 26N136W. W 
OF LINE FROM 30N125W TO 20N130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 15
FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT E OF AREA. W OF LINE FROM 30N115W 
TO 20N119W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT PRIMARILY IN IN 
MIXED SE AND NW SWELL.

.FROM 10N TO 16N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11
FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 22N140W TO
30N117W TO 03.4S100W TO 03N140W TO 22N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED SE...SW AND NW SWELL. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 20N140W TO
16N115W TO 10N102W TO 03.4S105W TO 06N140W TO 20N140W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED SE...SW AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 17N W OF 135W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE 
FROM 20N140W TO 20N130W TO 11N98W TO 03.4S103W TO 00N127W TO
08N140W TO 20N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SE
AND NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 18N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE 
FROM 20N140W TO 20N120W TO 14N102W TO 03.4S100W TO 03.4S120W 
TO 04N140W TO 20N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 11 FT 
PRIMARILY IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. 

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

CONVECTION VALID 2100 UTC WED DEC 02... 

.TROUGH FROM 03N78W TO 04N85W...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED 
STRONG WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 05N77W TO 04N87W.

.TROUGH FROM 07N135W TO 12N133W...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED
STRONG S OF 10N WITHIN 270 NM E AND WITHIN 180 NM W OF TROUGH AXIS.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...           

MONSOON TROUGH AXIS FROM 10N84W TO 05N90W TO 06N94W. ITCZ AXIS 
FROM 06N94W TO 06N116W TO 03N124W TO 08N135W TO 07N140W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 210 NM OF AXIS BETWEEN
110W AND 120W.  

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.