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FZPN03 KNHC 301615
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC WED DEC 30 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED DEC 30.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU DEC 31.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI JAN 01.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.TROUGH FROM 14N122W TO 09N124W. WITHIN 180 NM W OF TROUGH AND
FROM 13N TO 19N BETWEEN 122W AND 137W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
9 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 10 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL FROM 10N
TO 20N BETWEEN 122W AND 136W. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 29N115W
TO 14N115W TO 09N120W TO 05N130W TO 02N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 14N123W TO 10N125W. WITHIN 180 NM
NW OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT.
ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 19N BETWEEN 111W AND 126W AND ALSO FROM
03N TO 17N W OF 126W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN
116W AND 124W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE
FROM 03N TO 17N BETWEEN 110W AND 125W AND WITHIN 300 NM OF LINE
FROM 11N125W TO 10N131W TO 08N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 11N119W TO 09N124W
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 14N
BETWEEN 110W AND 130W AND ALSO FROM 06N TO 11N W OF 136W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA
FROM 06N TO 15N BETWEEN 109W AND 130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 

.FROM 02N TO 03.4S BETWEEN 108W AND 119W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF LINE FROM 03.4S101W TO 03N120W TO 02N138W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED S AND NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 04N TO 03.4S BETWEEN 111W AND 120W AND S
OF 02N BETWEEN 120W AND 127W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN
MIXED S AND NW SWELL.

.FROM 10.5N TO 12N E OF 89W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 10N87W TO 10N89W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 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 TO 9 FT. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 90W...INCLUDING THE GULF
OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 09N TO
10.5N BETWEEN 90W AND 92W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN
IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 11N E OF 91W...INCLUDING THE GULF
OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 07N TO
09N BETWEEN 91W AND 100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT
PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. 
 
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT JUST NW OF AREA. N OF 29N W OF 139W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N138W TO 27N140W. NW OF LINE
FROM 30N137W TO 28N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN
NW SWELL. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 30N137W TO 26N140W.
NW OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N136W TO
26N138W. NW OF LINE FROM 30N132W TO 23N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 

.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W
...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO
14N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 

.36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 26N TO 29N NW WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA 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 WED DEC 30...
.TROUGH FROM 14N122W TO 09N124W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 180 NM W
OF TROUGH.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...            
ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS FROM 06N85W TO 04N98W TO 06N109W TO 06N120W TO
05N131W TO BEYOND 05N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION NOTED.

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.