000 FZPN03 KNHC 202143 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2230 UTC SUN DEC 20 2015 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1800 UTC SUN DEC 20. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON DEC 21. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE DEC 22. .WARNINGS. ...GALE WARNING... .WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 14N95.5W... INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N96W TO 10N100W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 03N TO 14N BETWEEN 92W AND 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W 13.5N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 12N97W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA BOUNDED BY LINE FROM 12N115W TO 11N92W TO 03.4S105W TO 03.4S115W TO 12N115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 95W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF 10N BETWEEN 97W AND 115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 09.5N92W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 09N90W... INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO AND THE GULF OF FONSECA...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 08N TO 10N BETWEEN 90W AND 92W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 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 8 FT. FROM 07N TO 10N BETWEEN 90W AND 100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09.5N TO 12N E OF 91W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .COLD FRONT FROM 29N115W TO 24N125W. NW OF LINE FROM 30N117W TO 20N135W TO 20N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 22N W OF 113W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 24N WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .FROM 04N TO 20N W OF 120W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 20N140W TO 20N135W TO 10N110W TO 00N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 04N TO 22N W OF 120W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 02N TO 22N W OF 115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 04N TO 24N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 24N W OF 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID 2100 UTC SUN DEC 20... .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... SURFACE TROUGH FROM 07N77W TO 04N90W. ITCZ AXIS FROM 05N96W TO 04N110W TO 05N120W TO 02N137W TO BEYOND 02N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 60 NM S OF TROUGH AXIS E OF 82W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 180 NM AND 60 NM BETWEEN 120W AND 125W AND W OF 135W. $$ .FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.