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FZPN03 KNHC 180908
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                           
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                      
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC FRI DEC 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT DEC 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN DEC 20.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 14.5N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W N WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95W
...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT.
SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO
13N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO
13N96.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 35
TO 50 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE FROM
16N95W TO 13N96.5W TO 11N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8
TO 12 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 12N97W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 35 TO 50 KT.
SEAS 15 TO 22 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO
12N97W TO 10N102W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO
13N96.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30
TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE FROM
16N95W TO 13N96.5W TO 10N105W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9
TO 13 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 16N95W TO
09N91W TO 07N102W TO 14N106W TO 16N95W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED NE...S AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO
13N96.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30
TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM
16N95W TO 13N96.5W TO 10N104W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10
TO 15 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 16N95W TO
09N89W TO 05N100W TO 10N109W TO 15N105W TO 16N95W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED NE...S AND NW SWELL. 
 
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 10N TO 19N W OF 122W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO
12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 30N124W TO
30N116W TO 10N108W TO 00N135W TO 00N140W TO 26N140W TO 30N124W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED SW AND
NW SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 30N118W TO
12N108W TO 00N120W TO 00N140W TO 26N140W TO 23N124W TO 30N118W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED SW AND
NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N130W TO 27N140W. N OF FRONT
WINDS N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 13N TO 21N W
OF 138W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE
FROM 24N140W TO 13N110W TO 03.4S120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DIFFUSE. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY LINE
FROM 24N140W TO 13N116W TO 06N140W TO 24N140W NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N120W TO 22N135W
TO 13N115W TO 00N130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT
PRIMARILY IN MIXED SWELL....HIGHEST SEAS W OF LINE FROM 30N127W
TO 26N140W.

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

.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE GULF
OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF A  LINE FROM 11N86W TO 09N89W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9
FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID 0900 UTC FRI DEC 18...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...

SURFACE TROUGH FROM 07N78W TO 06N97W. ITCZ AXIS FROM 07N106W TO
03N123W TO 03N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 90
NM OF LINES FROM 07N78W TO 03N80W TO 05N96W...AND FROM 04N109W
TO 03N129W AND WITHIN 90 NM OF 07N117W.  

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.