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FZPN03 KNHC 261529
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                           
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                      
1630 UTC SAT DEC 26 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT DEC 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN DEC 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON DEC 28.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 27N NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT
N OF 29N.
.06 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 30N NW WINDS 30 TO 35
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.15 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 22N E OF 110W NW WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST N OF 29N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 22N E OF 110W NW
WINDS20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 24N TO 26N NW WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 24N E OF 125W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT.
FROM 09N TO 25N W OF 115W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO
11 FT. W OF 110W N OF 09N WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT
IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 22N E OF 120W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. FROM 22N E OF 115W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N W OF 110W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 22N W OF 130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 22N W OF 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.

.FROM 09N TO 13N E OF 92W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO AND
THE GULF OF FONSECA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 09N TO 13N BETWEEN 89W AND
95W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO
9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 90W...INCLUDING GULF OF
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
 
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

CONVECTION VALID 1545 UTC SAT DEC 26...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...

SURFACE TROUGH FROM 05N77W TO 04N88W. ITCZ FROM 05N95W TO
06N125W TO 05N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 180 NM N OF ITCZ
TO 08N BETWEEN 108W AND 115W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED
STRONG WITHIN 180 NM N OF ITCZ BETWEEN 125W AND 128W. SCATTERED
MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM S OF ITCZ BETWEEN 110W AND 118W.

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.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.