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FZPN03 KNHC 221435
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                           
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                      
1630 UTC TUE DEC 22 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE DEC 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED DEC 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU DEC 24.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 28N E OF 118W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. W OF LINE
FROM 23N140W TO 17N120W TO 04N140W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10
TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11
FT IN A BROAD MIX OF SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N E OF 125W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 06N TO 27N W OF 120W NE WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 112W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE FROM 23N140W TO 11N122W TO 06N140W
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. N OF 27N E OF 121W NW
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N
E OF 125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL.
REMAINDER OF AREA W OF LINE FROM 27N115W TO 09N113W TO 00N125W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.

.FROM 18N TO 20N E OF 107W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8
FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 11.5N86W TO 09N91W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF 09N91W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.N OF 14.5N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
 
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC TUE DEC 22...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...

SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 06N77W TO 04N90W. ITCZ AXIS FROM
06N92W TO 06.5N112W TO 03.5N129W TO AN EMBEDDED TROUGH AT 137W
FROM 02N TO 06N. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 60 NM
TROUGH E OF 90W. NUMEROUS MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 180 NM
N OF ITCZ AXIS BETWEEN 110W AND 120W...AND WITHIN 60 NM S OF
ITCZ AXIS BETWEEN 112W AND 119W.

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.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.