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FZPN03 KNHC 292147
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC TUE DEC 29 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE DEC 29.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED DEC 30.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU DEC 31.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 08N TO 21N W OF 130W AND FROM 09N TO 20N BETWEEN 120W AND
130W NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
ELSEWHERE N OF 08N W OF 120W AND ALSO N OF 26N E OF 120W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL...
EXCEPT 10 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 29N E OF 127W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 14N122W TO 10N125W. WITHIN 180 NM
W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 13N TO
15N BETWEEN 119W AND 122W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9
FT. ELSEWHERE BETWEEN A LINE FROM 28N115W TO 10N120W TO 02N140W
AND ANOTHER LINE FROM 30N123W TO 21N130W TO 19N140W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT APPROACHING NW CORNER OF AREA.
TROUGH FROM 16N125W TO 10N126W. WITHIN 180 NM W OF TROUGH FROM
12N TO 15N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 360 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 17N115W TO 14N127W TO
08N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW
SWELL. FROM 18N TO 25N BETWEEN 112W AND 115W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 30N137W TO 26N140W.
WEAKENING TROUGH FROM 14N124W TO 12N125W. WITHIN 180 NM W OF
TROUGH NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
360 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 14N112W TO 12N127W TO 10N131W TO
08N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE
SWELL...EXCEPT 9 TO 10 FT FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 117W AND 126W.
W OF COLD FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.

.S OF 00N BETWEEN 103W AND 115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT
IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST S OF 01N BETWEEN 108W AND 120W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 01N BETWEEN 113W AND 120W AND ALSO S OF
01S BETWEEN 100W AND 113W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN
MIXED SW AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 02N BETWEEN 112W AND 120W AND ALSO S OF
00N BETWEEN 105W AND 112W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN
MIXED S AND NW SWELL.

.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95.5W
TO 13N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 

.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 89W...INCLUDING THE GULF
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST 09N TO 12N E OF 91W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 89W...INCLUDING THE GULF
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 92W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 28N NW TO N WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

CONVECTION VALID 2145 UTC TUE DEC 29...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...           

ITCZ AXIS FROM 06N92W TO 06N110W TO 05N119W TO BEYOND 04N140W.
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 180 NM N OF AXIS
BETWEEN 127W AND 134W.

$$

.FORECASTER COBB. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.