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FZPN03 KNHC 200301
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                           
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                      
0430 UTC SUN DEC 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN DEC 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON DEC 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE DEC 22.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO
13N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO
45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 12N98W TO 10N105W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 06N TO 14.5N BETWEEN
92W AND 106W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE
AND NW SWELL.
.24 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 N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W N TO NE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 06N TO 11N BETWEEN 92W
AND 102W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE
SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 11N BETWEEN 102W AND 112W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
 
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 08N TO 11N BETWEEN 88W AND 92W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 90W...INCLUDING THE GULF
OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.12 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.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE GULF
OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM
07N TO 11N BETWEEN 87W AND 92W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 11 FT
IN NE SWELL. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W
TO 10N91W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FORM 08N TO 11N BETWEEN 88W AND 92W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N122W TO 24N140W. N OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 29N112W TO 20N125W
THEN DISSIPATING COLD FRONT TO 20N135W. W OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 20N W OF 113W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.

.FROM 05N TO 12N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9
FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 20N140W TO 14N115W TO 00N120W 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 19N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM
03N TO 20N W OF 112W 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 0200 UTC SUN DEC 20...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...

SURFACE TROUGH FROM 07N77W TO 06N85W TO 04N91W. ITCZ AXIS FROM
04N91W TO 07N120W TO 03N135W TO BEYOND 02N140W. SCATTERED
MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF ITCZ BETWEEN 112W AND 118W.
SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 150 NM N OF ITCZ E OF 120W. 

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.