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FZPN03 KNHC 122150
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                           
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                      
2230 UTC SAT DEC 12 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT DEC 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN DEC 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON DEC 14.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.TROUGH FROM 16N109W TO LOW PRES NEAR 13N112W 1009 MB. WITHIN
150 NM S OF TROUGH BETWEEN 109.5W AND 111.5W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 16N106W TO LOW PRES NEAR
15N108W 1010 MB. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 24N TO 27N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST MOUTH OF THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 20N TO
24N BETWEEN 107.5W AND 110W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT
IN NW SWELL. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 29.5N TO 30.5N SW TO W
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA COLD FRONT FROM 31.5N113W
TO 30N114.5W. N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 8 FT. S OF FRONT TO 29.5N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.COLD FRONT FROM 27N109W TO 21N114W TO 17N130W THEN DISSIPATING
TO 17N140W. N OF 28N BETWEEN 115.5W AND 122W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 15 TO 19 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. N OF FRONT TO 25N
W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT IN MIXED
NE AND NW SWELL. S OF FRONT TO 11N W OF 126W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF
THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA N OF A LINE FROM 23N110W TO
18N106W TO 02N120W TO 02N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13
FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 12 TO 18 FT N OF FRONT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 21N105W TO
12N120W. FROM 08N TO 23N W OF 127W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 00N W
OF 103W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NW
SWELL...EXCEPT 11 TO 14 FT W OF FRONT TO 120W FROM 16N TO A LINE
FROM 19N109W TO 19N120W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. NEW COLD FRONT FROM
30N117W TO 27.5N125W TO 30N139W. N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 08N TO 25N W OF 130W AND FROM 10N
TO 20N BETWEEN 125W AND 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8
TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST WATERS W OF LINE FROM 30N115W
TO 14N100W TO 03.4S102W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN
PRIMARILY NW SWELL.
 
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

CONVECTION VALID 2100 UTC SAT DEC 12...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...           

WEAK TROUGH AXIS FROM 09N83W TO LOW PRES NEAR 08N100W 1008MB TO
10N107W...THEN CONTINUES FROM 16N109W TO LOW PRES NEAR 13N112W
1009 MB 06N120W TO 05N133W. ITCZ AXIS FROM 05N133W TO 03N140W.
SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 210 NM S OF AXIS AND THE COAST BETWEEN
80W AND 89W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 180 NM OF
CENTER...EXCEPT 520 NM SE QUADRANT OF LOW PRES NEAR 08N100W.
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 660 NM E QUADRANT ADN
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM SE QUADRANT OF LOW PRES NEAR 13N112W.
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 150 NM EITHER SIDE OF
AXIS W OF 119W.

$$
.FORECASTER SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.