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FZPN03 KNHC 180215
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                           
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                      
0430 UTC FRI DEC 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI DEC 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT DEC 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN DEC 20.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 15.5N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W NW TO N
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM
16N95W TO 14.5N95W N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W N WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE
OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 14N96W N TO NE WINDS 40 TO 50
KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE
FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 11N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 12 FT. 
.39 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE
OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 11N99W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45
KT. SEAS 15 TO 21 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE
FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 11N100W TO 10N105W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 08N TO 14N
BETWEEN 92W AND 105W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT
IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE
OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 11N98W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45
KT. SEAS 15 TO 19 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE
FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 11N100W TO 10N105W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 05N TO 14N
BETWEEN 92W AND 105W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT
IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
 
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 11N TO 22N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO
13 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N116W TO 12N110W TO 00N140W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 00N TO 23N W OF 113W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 16N W OF 125W NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY LINE FROM
21N140W TO 12N116W TO 02N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT
IN PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 24N TO 29N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 22N TO 24N BETWEEN 110W AND 112W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.S OF 00N BETWEEN 105W AND 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT
IN MIXED NW AND SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 00N BETWEEN 115W AND 120W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N133W TO 27N140W. N OF FRONT
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N121W TO 264N130W THEN
STATIONARY TO 23N140W. NW OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL.

.30 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE GULF
OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 10N BETWEEN 89W AND 92W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN E SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID 0200 UTC THU DEC 17...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...           

SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 03N TO 06N E OF 90W. 

SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 06N85W TO 07N103W TO 06N110W. ITCZ
AXIS EXTENDS FROM 06N110W TO 06N115W TO 03N127W. NO SIGNIFICANT
CONVECTION NOTED. 

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.