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FZPN03 KNHC 192136
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                           
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                      
2230 UTC SAT DEC 19 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT DEC 19.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN DEC 20.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON DEC 21.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO
12N97.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30
TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 21 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE
OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 12N98W TO 11N105W NE TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 08N TO 15N BETWEEN
92W AND 105W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE
AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 15N95W TO 12N98W TO 11N100W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12N98W
TO 11N100W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 02N TO 14N
BETWEEN 92W AND 112W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN
MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 15N95W TO 12N98W TO 11N100W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT.
ELSEWHERE FROM 02N TO 14N BETWEEN 92W AND 112W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 15N95W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. S OF 11N
BETWEEN 92W AND 115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN
MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
 
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 09N89W...INCLUDING THE GULF
OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 90W...INCLUDING THE GULF
OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 13N E OF 92W...INCLUDING THE GULF
OF PAPAGAYO AND THE GULF OF FONSECA...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 09.5N92W
...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N123W TO 23N140W. N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 30N115W TO 25N125W
THEN DISSIPATING COLD FRONT TO 20N140W. N OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 20N WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.

.W OF LINE FROM 20N140W TO 13N118W TO 02S120W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 04N TO 20N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 20N130W TO
10N115W TO 01N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE
AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 20N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF
20N W OF 115W WINDS 20 OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW
SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID 2100 UTC SAT DEC 19...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...

SURFACE TROUGH FROM 06N77W TO 04N90W. ITCZ AXIS FROM 04N90W TO
03N100W TO 05N115W TO BEYOND 02N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM
WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF ITCZ BETWEEN 110W AND 115W.
SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM N OF ITCZ BETWEEN 125W AND 135W. 

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.