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FZPN03 KNHC 200905
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                           
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                      
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC SUN DEC 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON DEC 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE DEC 22.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF
OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO
13N96W TO 09N107W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
REMAINDER OF AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 08N90W TO
05N100W TO 13N109W TO 16N95W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 11 FT
PRIMARILY IN MIXED NE...S AND NW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO
14N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30
TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE
OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95.5W TO 10.5N100W TO 09.5N108.5W NE
TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA
BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 07N92W TO 03N100W TO 13N111W TO
16N95W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED
NE...S AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO
13.5N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY A
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 08N89W TO 03.4S105W TO 03.4S114W TO 12N116W
TO 16N95W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED
NE...S AND NW SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO
12N96.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM
16N95W TO 13N113W TO 11N93W TO 03.4S100W TO 03.4S113W TO 13N113W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED NE...S AND
NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W N WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM
11N110W TO 10N91W TO 01S113W TO 11N110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED NE...S AND NW SWELL. 
 
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 11.5N86W TO 09.5N90W...INCLUDING THE GULF
OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE FROM 11.5N86W TO
09.5N92W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 11.5N86W TO
09.5N90W... INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 11.5N86W TO
09N93W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 11.5N86W TO
10.5N89W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 

.FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 30N120W TO 23N140W. NW OF LINE FROM 30N120W
TO 20N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT PRIMARILY IN
MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM
20N140W TO 09N117W TO 05N140W TO 20N140W NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT.SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER WATERS S OF 13N W OF 114W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED NE...SE AND NW
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH DIFFUSE. FROM 04N TO 20N W
OF123W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF
LINE FROM 30N116W TO 05N122W TO 02N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED NE...SE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 04N TO 26N W OF 124W NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N116W TO 11N110W
TO 01S113W TO 01N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.SEAS TO 10 FT
PRIMARILY IN MIXED NE...SE AND NW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID 0900 UTC SUN DEC 20...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...

SURFACE TROUGH FROM 07N77W TO 05N90W. ITCZ AXIS FROM 05N90W TO
AN EMBEDDED TROUGH AT 04N131W TO 02N140W. ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN
150 NM OF LINE FROM 07N77W TO 03N85W. SCATTERED MODERATE
ISOLATED STRONG 180 NM OF LINE FROM 05N113W TO 06N140W.

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.