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FZPN03 KNHC 160314
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                           
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                      
0430 UTC WED DEC 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC WED DEC 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU DEC 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI DEC 18.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

FROM 08N TO 25N W OF 130W AND FROM 11N TO 23N BETWEEN 122W AND
130W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF
27N BETWEEN 120W AND 127W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO
14 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 27N115W TO 20N112W TO
10N125W TO 04N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED
NE AND NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. FROM 09N TO 23N W OF 130W
AND FROM 11N TO 20N BETWEEN 122W AND 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE
FROM 30N117W TO 18N110W TO 10N125W TO 04N140W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 20N W OF 125W...NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE
FROM 30N116W TO 10N111W TO 06N125W TO 00N135W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
 
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 25N TO 30N NW WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 30N AND PACIFIC FROM
21N TO 24N BETWEEN 108W AND 111W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
TO 8 FT. 

.S OF 06N BETWEEN 97W AND 112W...AND S OF 01S BETWEEN 112W AND
120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 00N BETWEEN 115W AND 132W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 00N W OF 127W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
FT IN SW SWELL.
 
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

CONVECTION VALID 0315 UTC WED DEC 16...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...           

A WEAK TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 10N86W TO 08N100W TO 07N115W. ITCZ
EXTENDS FROM 07N115W TO 10N127W TO BEYOND 03N140W. SCATTERED
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 120-180 NM N OF THE AXIS BETWEEN
120W AND 127W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION FROM 05N TO 08N
BETWEEN 100W AND 103W.  

$$
.FORECASTER COBB. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.