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FZPN03 KNHC 161526
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                           
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                      
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC WED DEC 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU DEC 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI DEC 18.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 15.5N N WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 14.5N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 15N95W TO 14N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 45 NM OF
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95.5W TO 13N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 20N W OF 122W...AND S OF 20N TO A LINE FROM 11N120W TO
09N130W TO 05N140W...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT N TO NE WINDS
N OF 20N. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N
OF 10N W OF 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY
IN NW SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF A LINE FROM 11N130W TO 08N140W TO 24N NE
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE
SWELL. FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 120W AND 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA W OF A LINE FROM
30N116W TO 20N112W TO 10N110W TO 04N132W TO 00N127W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST W OF A LINE FROM 30N116W TO 20N111W TO 10N110W
TO 00N122W...EXCEPT N OF 26N W OF 125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL...14N140W.

.S OF A LINE 03.4S96W TO 06N100W TO 06N106W TO 00N122W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST W OF A LINE FROM 00N118W TO 03.4S110W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 01S W OF 117W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN MERGING NW AND SE SWELL.
 
.12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 24N TO 30N NW WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 29N...AND PACIFIC
WATERS FROM 21N TO 23N BETWEEN 108W AND 111W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 30N...AND PACIFIC
WATERS FROM 22N TO 23N BETWEEN 108.5W AND 111W NW TO N WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT S OF 28N. 
 
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC WED DEC 16...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...           

THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 08N82W TO 07N90W TO 08N95W TO
07N105W. THE ITCZ CONTINUES FROM 07N105W TO 08N120W TO 09N128W
TO BEYOND 05N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION
IS NOTED WITHIN 180 NM S OF TROUGH BETWEEN 86W AND 88W...FROM
08N TO 10N BETWEEN 125W AND 130W...WITHIN 60 NM N OF AXIS
BETWEEN 131W AND 134W...AND FROM 04N TO 07N W OF 132W.  

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.