000 FZPN03 KNHC 182136 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2230 UTC FRI DEC 18 2015 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1800 UTC FRI DEC 18. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT DEC 19. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN DEC 20. .WARNINGS. ...STORM WARNING... .WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 14N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12.5N97.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 14N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12.5N97W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 11.5N TO 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 98W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N97W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 15 TO 22 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12N97W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 93W AND 103W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .24 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 90 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 105W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12N98W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. FROM 09N TO 12N BETWEEN 107W AND 110W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FORM 02N TO 14N BETWEEN 92W AND 112W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 14N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. FROM 10N TO 12N BETWEEN 97W AND 100W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FROM 08N TO 10N BETWEEN 110W AND 112W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 00N TO 14N BETWEEN 92W AND 112W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .FROM 05N TO 18N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 23N W OF 112W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 12N BETWEEN 125W AND 132W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 22N140W TO 13N115W TO 01S120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 03N TO 18N W OF 125W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 18N140W TO 19N130W TO 07N115W TO 02N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 29N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .06 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N130W TO 26N140W. N OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N124W TO 26N135W THEN DISSIPATING TO 24N140W. N OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 30N140W. .48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 29N115W TO 24N125W THEN DISSIPATING TO 23N130W. N OF LINE FROM 30N115W TO 18N130W TO 18N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. .12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 08N90W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST FORM 08N TO 12N BETWEEN 85W AND 90W...INCLUDING 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 2100 UTC FRI DEC 18... .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... SURFACE TROUGH FROM 05N77W TO 04N80W TO 05N100W. ITCZ AXIS FROM 05N100W TO 07N117W TO 02N130W TO BEYOND 02N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 02N TO 06N E OF 85W...FROM 01.5N TO 04N BETWEEN 90W AND 93W...AND WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF ITCZ BETWEEN 130W AND 135W. $$ .FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.