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FZPN03 KNHC 240328
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                           
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                      
0430 UTC THU DEC 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU DEC 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI DEC 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT DEC 26.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 27N E OF 125W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NW
SWELL...HIGHEST ALONG 30N. FROM 07N TO 22N W OF 130W...AND FROM
08N TO 16N BETWEEN 120W AND 130W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10
TO 13 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N W OF 110W
AND S OF 10N W OF LINE FROM 10N110W TO 03.4S118W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL...EXCEPT 11 TO 13
FT N OF 27N BETWEEN 125W AND 130W. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N E OF 120W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 07N TO 24N W OF 130W...AND FROM
08N TO 21N BETWEEN 122W AND 130W 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 10N108W TO 00N124W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL...EXCEPT 11 TO
13 FT N OF 25N BETWEEN 120W AND 127W. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N E OF 122W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 07N TO 25N W OF 120W 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 00N135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL...EXCEPT 11 TO 13 FT N
OF 25N BETWEEN 122W AND 128W. 

.06 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 89W...INCLUDING GULF OF
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.  
.30 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 90W...INCLUDING GULF OF
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT.
.36 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 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 11.5 BETWEEN 89W AND 93W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.
 
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

CONVECTION VALID 0215 UTC WED DEC 24...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...

SURFACE TROUGH FROM 06N77W TO 05N90W TO 06N103W. ITCZ AXIS
EXTENDS FROM 06N103W TO 07N124W TO BEYOND 05N140W. SCATTERED
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 08N TO 11N BETWEEN 113W AND 121W.
SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM N OF AXIS W OF 137W. 
 
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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.