000
FZPN03 KNHC 310309
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC THU DEC 31 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 31.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI JAN 01.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT JAN 02.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N96W
...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 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 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95.5W
...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 13.5N96W 
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.TROUGH FROM 14N125W TO 09N129W. WITHIN 180 NM W OF TROUGH AND
ELSEWHRE FROM 10N TO 17N BETWEEN 125W AND 132W NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA
BOUNDED BY 28N120W TO 12N112W TO 02N140W TO 17N140W TO 28N120W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN
115W AND 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT.
ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 15N BETWEEN 111W AND 130W AND ALSO FROM
07N TO 11N W OF 135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 12N BETWEEN 115W AND 130W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.  

.FROM 00N TO 03.4S BETWEEN 107W AND 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF LINE FROM 03.4S112W TO 03N120W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED S AND NW SWELL. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.06 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE GULF
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 9
FT. 
.24 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 08N TO
10N BETWEEN 90W AND 95W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN IN
MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 92W...INCLUDING THE GULF
OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. FROM 08N TO
10N BETWEEN 92W AND 95W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN IN
MIXED NE AND SW SWELL. FROM 06N TO 10N BETWEEN 97W AND 110W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 11N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE GULF
OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FROM 07N TO 11N
BETWEEN 88W AND 115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT
PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS BETWEEN 88W AND 95W. 
 
.06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT JUST NW OF AREA. N OF 29N W OF 137W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 30N136W TO 24N140W.
NW OF LINE FROM 30N133W TO 24N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 30N135W TO 24N137W.
NW OF LINE FROM 30N132W TO 21N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH DISSIPATED. NW OF LINE FROM
30N128W TO 17N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW
SWELL. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 26N TO 30N 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. 

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

CONVECTION VALID 0300 UTC THU DEC 31...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... 
ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS FROM 06N85W TO 05N100W TO 07N120W TO 08N135W TO 
BEYOND 05N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 09N TO 11N BETWEEN 109W AND
111W. 

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.FORECASTER COBB. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.