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FZPN03 KNHC 210336
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                           
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                      
0430 UTC MON DEC 21 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON DEC 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE DEC 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED DEC 23.

.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 35 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE
FROM 16N95W TO 13N96W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY LINE FROM 14N115W TO
12N92W TO 03.4S105W TO 03.4S115W TO 14N115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.06 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. FROM
01S TO 11S BETWEEN 100W AND 115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9
FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
 
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 09N TO 11N E OF 88W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 11N E OF
92W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.06 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 FROM 07N TO 12N BETWEEN 88W AND 97W WINDS TO
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 89W...INCLUDING THE GULF
OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 10N BETWEEN 90W AND 92W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.

.FROM 02N TO 20N W OF 115W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N W OF 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. N OF 20N W OF LINE FROM 29N115W
TO 20N120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE FROM 23N140W TO 16N120W TO 05N140W
NE WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW
SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 25N W OF 120W NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. N OF 26N E OF
115W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE
FROM 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW
SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID 0300 UTC MON DEC 21...

.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.