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FZPN03 KNHC 181520
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                           
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                      
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC FRI DEC 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT DEC 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN DEC 20.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 14.5N95.5W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO
15N95W TO 13.5N95.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO
13N96.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 35
TO 50 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM
16N95W TO 13N96.5W TO 12N100W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8
TO 12 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO
12N97W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 35 TO
50 KT. SEAS 12 TO 22 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE FROM
16N95W TO 12N97W TO 10.5N100W TO 11N103W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 33
KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO
13N96.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30
TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 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 12
TO 18 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 100W AND 9 TO 14 FT W OF 100W.
REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 07N TO 14N BETWEEN 92W AND 107W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO
13N96.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30
TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM
16N95W TO 13N96.5W TO 10.5N100W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
10 TO 15 FT. FROM 06N TO 12N BETWEEN 100W AND 110W NE TO E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. REMAINDER
OF AREA FROM 03N TO 14N BETWEEN 92W AND 110W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 
 
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 08N TO 20N W OF 130W...AND FROM 08N TO 15N BETWEEN 125W
AND 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NE
AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 30N117W TO 20N110W TO
13N108W TO 04N115W TO 03.4S110W...EXCEPT N OF 26N W OF 125W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 20N W OF 132W...AND FROM 06N TO
12N BETWEEN 125W AND 132W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO
11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 110W AND S OF A
LINE FROM 23N140W TO 15N120W TO 14N110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 20N W OF 130W...AND FROM 07N TO
17N BETWEEN 117W AND 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO
11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 110W AND S OF A
LINE FROM 20N132W TO 14N110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT
IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

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

.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N132W TO 27N140W. N OF FRONT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N126W TO 25N140W. N OF FRONT
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR
30N140W.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 30N120W TO 26N130W
TO 23N140W. N OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN
NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 29N115W TO 26N125W
TO 22N140W. W OF A LINE FROM 30N117W TO 20N132W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. 

.18 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.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO
08.5N89W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO
09.5N92W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC FRI DEC 18...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...

SURFACE TROUGH FROM 06N77W TO 03N90W TO 06N100W. ITCZ AXIS FROM
06N100W TO 08N106W TO 05N120W TO BEYOND 02N140W. SCATTERED
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 02N TO 06N BETWEEN 80W AND 83W...
FROM 02N TO 05N BETWEEN 90W AND 95W...AND S OF 02N BETWEEN 136W
AND 132W.

$$
.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.