000
FZPN03 KNHC 230334
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                           
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                      
0430 UTC WED DEC 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED DEC 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU DEC 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI DEC 25.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 28N E OF 120W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. W OF
LINE FROM 22N140W TO 14N120W TO 06N140W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 13 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 26N E OF 128W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
12 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 06N TO 26N 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 FROM 17N TO 22N W OF 134W NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. N OF 25N E OF 125W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 12 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA W OF LINE FROM
25N115W TO 10N111W TO 00N130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.

.FROM 10N TO 12N BETWEEN 86W AND 90W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
 
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

CONVECTION VALID 0300 UTC WED DEC 23...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...

SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 06N77W TO 04N90W. ITCZ AXIS FROM
05N92W TO 08N110W TO 05N125W TO 05N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM
04N TO 07N BETWEEN 84W AND 88W...FROM 04N TO 09N BETWEEN 112W
AND 125W...AND FROM 03N TO 06N W OF 137W. 

$$
.FORECASTER FORMOSA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.