000
FZPN03 KNHC 170304
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                           
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                      
0430 UTC THU DEC 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU DEC 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI DEC 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT DEC 19.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 15.5N N WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 14N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N WINDS 30 TO 40
KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 14N95.5W TO 13N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 14N95.5W TO 13N97W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N
WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 16 TO 22 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM W OF
AND 90 NM E OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95.5W TO 12N98W N TO NE
WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM W OF
AND 120 NM E OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N95.5W TO 11N100W NE TO E WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. 
 
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 09N TO 23N W OF 130W AND FROM 11N TO 20N W OF 122W NE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE 30N117W TO 15N112W TO 09N125W TO 04N140W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL
HIGHEST SEAS NW PORTION.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 20N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW
OF LINE FROM 30N116W TO 10N110W TO 10N110W TO 07N125W TO 02N140W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST IN AREA BOUNDED BY 23N140W TO 10N115W TO
05N130W TO 00N140W TO 23N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 

.W OF A LINE 02N115W TO 03.4S115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9
FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 25N TO 30N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 30N...AND PACIFIC
WATERS FROM 21N TO 24N BETWEEN 108W AND 111W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 24N TO 30N NW TO N
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT S OF 27N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N133W TO 27N140W. N OF FRONT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL. 

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

CONVECTION VALID 0300 UTC THU DEC 17...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...           

SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 07N78W TO 07N90W TO 08N105W. THE
ITCZ CONTINUES FROM 08N105W TO 09N125W TO BEYOND 06N140W. NO
SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION NOTED. 

$$
.FORECASTER COBB. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.