000
FZPN03 KNHC 231553
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                           
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                      
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC WED DEC 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU DEC 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI DEC 25.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.RIDGE FROM 30N140W TO 19N110W. N OF 28N E OF 125W NE WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 07N TO 22N W OF
125W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE
SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST RDIGE FROM 30N140W TO 21N115W. N OF 25N E OF
125W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM
07N TO 22N W OF 122W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 112W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST RIDGE FROM 30N135W TO 22N115W. N OF 28N E OF
118W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 07N TO 24N W OF
118W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E
OF 125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL.
REMAINDER OF AREA W OF LINE FROM 23N110W TO 08N108W TO 00N132W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.

.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 90W...INLCUDING GULF OF
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 13N E OF 92W...INCLUDING GULF OF
PAPAGAYO AND GULF OF FONSECA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
TO 9 FT. 
 
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC WED DEC 23...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...

SURFACE TROUGH FROM 06N77W TO 05N85W TO 06N102W. ITCZ AXIS
EXTENDS FROM 06N102W TO 07N110W TO 05N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE
WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF TROUGH E OF 85W. SCATTERED MODERATE
WITHIN 60 NM OF ITCZ BETWEEN 100W AND 105W. SCATTERED MODERATE
TO ISOLATED STRONG FROM 07N TO 10N BETWEEN 120W AND 125W. 
 
$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.