000 FZPN03 KNHC 201520 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1630 UTC SUN DEC 20 2015 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1200 UTC SUN DEC 20. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON DEC 21. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE DEC 22. .WARNINGS. ...GALE WARNING... .WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N96W... INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N96W TO 10.5N100W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. FROM 08N TO 12N BETWEEN 100W AND 110W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 04N TO 13N BETWEEN 92W AND 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W 14N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95.5W TO 12.5N97W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA S OF 13N BETWEEN 92W AND 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W 13N96.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 13N BETWEEN 92W AND 115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF 11N BETWEEN 98W AND 115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 10N BETWEEN 94W AND 105W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 09.5N92W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO AND THE GULF OF FONSECA...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 09N90W... INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 07.5N TO 10N BETWEEN 90W AND 95W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE AND NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 09N92W... INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 89W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 91W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .COLD FRONT FROM 30N117W TO 27N120W THEN DISSIPATING FRONT TO 24N130W. NW OF LINE FROM 30N117W TO 20N133W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL DISSIPATED. CONDITIONS MERGED. .FROM 06N TO 20N W OF 130W...FROM 08N TO 18N BETWEEN 120W AND 130W AND FROM 08N TO 15N BETWEEN 115W AND 120W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 20N133W TO 13N110W TO 04N110W TO 00N120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE FROM 24N140W TO 18N120W TO 10N120W TO 05N130W TO 05N140W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT... HIGHEST NEAR 16N140W. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N116W TO 20N115W TO 10N115W TO 00N125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 04N TO 25N W OF 128W...AND FROM 10N TO 19N BETWEEN 119W AND 128W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST FROM 04N TO 11N W OF 132W. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM FROM 30N116W TO 20N110W TO 07N115W TO 03.4S105W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC SUN DEC 20... .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... SURFACE TROUGH FROM 07N77W TO 05N90W. ITCZ AXIS FROM 05N90W TO 06N98W TO 04N110W TO 05N121W TO BEYOND 01N140W. CLUSTER OF MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION FROM 3.5N TO 5.5N BETWEEN 79W AND 81W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 1.5N TO 6.0N BETWEEN 81W AND 87W. NUMEROUS MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 04N TO 07N BETWEEN 119W AND 124W. SCATTERED MODERATE ELSEWHERE FROM 03N TO 08N BETWEEN 115 AND 127W...AND S OF 04N W OF 124W. $$ .FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.