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FZPN03 KNHC 241537
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                           
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                      
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC THU DEC 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI DEC 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT DEC 26.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 06N TO 22N W OF 120W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT
IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. N OF 25N E OF 125W NW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM
27N115W TO 09N112W TO 00N120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N115W TO 30N120W. N OF 27N E
OF 118W TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL.
ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 27N115W TO 09N110W TO 00N135W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29N114W TO 29N118W. N OF 23N E
OF 125W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE
FROM 09N TO 25N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO
12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA W OF LINE FROM 26N114W TO 10N112W TO
03N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE
SWELL.

.WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 12N86.5W TO 12N89W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8
FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.  
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 12N86.5W TO
11N90W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 12N87W
TO11N91W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO AND THE GULF OF
FONSECA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N BETWEEN 90W AND 94W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 12N87W TO
11N91W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO AND THE GULF OF
FONSECA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.42 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 30 NW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 27N NW WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
 
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC THU DEC 24...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...

SURFACE TROUGH FROM 06N78W TO 06N87W TO 05N98W. ITCZ FROM 05N97W
TO 07N105W TO 06N120 TO 07N130W TO 04N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE
WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF TROUGH E OF 83W. NUMEROUS MODERATE
TO SCATTERED STRONG WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF ITCZ W OF 125W.
 
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.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.