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FZPN03 KNHC 232122
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                           
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                      
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC WED DEC 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU DEC 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI DEC 25.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 28N E OF 125W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NW
SWELL. FROM 07N TO 22N W OF 125W...AND FROM 08N TO 16N BETWEEN
115W AND 125W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NW
AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N116W TO 20N112W TO
10N109W TO 03.4S117W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL...EXCEPT 11 TO 13 FT N OF 28N BETWEEN
125W AND 130W. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N E OF 125W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
10 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 N
OF 10N W OF 110W...AND S OF 10N W OF A LINE FROM 10N110W TO
00N122W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N E OF 122 NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9
TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 07N TO 25N W OF 125W...AND FROM 08N
TO 16N BETWEEN 115W AND 125W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11
FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 27N115W TO
10N107W TO 00N130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 9.5N TO 12N E OF 90W...INCLUDING GULF OF
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 9.5N TO 13N E OF 92W...INCLUDING GULF OF
PAPAGAYO AND GULF OF FONSECA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT. 
 
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

CONVECTION VALID 2100 UTC WED DEC 23...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...

SURFACE TROUGH FROM 06N77W TO 05N90W TO 06N102W. ITCZ AXIS
EXTENDS FROM 06N102W TO 07N124W TO BEYOND 05N140W. SCATTERED
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 07N TO 10N BETWEEN 115W AND 122W.
SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 126W AND
131W...AND WITHIN 75 NM N OF AXIS W OF 138W. 
 
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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.