000
FZPN03 KNHC 312135
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC THU DEC 31.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI JAN 01.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT JAN 02.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO
13.5N97W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 15N95W TO 13N96.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 14N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS
30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER
SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE
OF A LINE FROM 14N96W TO 12N97.5W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9
FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 15N95W TO 14N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12N97W N TO NE
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 11N
TO 15N BETWEEN 93W AND 98W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT
IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 115W AND 127W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 17N W OF
114W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 14N BETWEEN 112W AND 130W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 12N BETWEEN 120W AND 132W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE...SW AND NW SWELL.  

.FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 91W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE
TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08.5N TO 12N E OF 92W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
ELSEWHERE FROM 08N TO 12N BETWEEN 86W AND 92W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 91W...INCLUDING THE GULF
OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE
FROM 06N TO 10N BETWEEN 94W AND 107W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.S OF A LINE FROM 03.4S105W TO 02N117W TO 00N125W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED S AND NW SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
 
.COLD FRONT FROM 30N137W TO 24N140W. W OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 30N135W TO
27N135W TO 24N137W. NW OF LINE 30N130W TO 19N140W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST NEW COLD FRONT ENTERS NW CORNER OF AREA.
N OF 27N W OF 136W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF A LINE FROM 30N127W TO
17N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N133W TO 27N135W TO 23N140W.
N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 128W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12
FT IN NW SWELL. W OF FRONT TO 137W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12
TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF A LINE FROM 30N127W TO
20N128W TO 12N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW
SWELL...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 FT NW OF LINE 30N130W TO 21N140W. 

.06 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 27N NW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 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 2130 UTC THU DEC 31...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... 

ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS FROM 04N87W TO 06N115W TO 04N130W TO 04N140W.
NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION.  

$$
.FORECASTER COBB. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.