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FZPN03 KNHC 312222
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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO
13.5N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 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 15N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30
TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF
A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W 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 11N97.5W 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 13.5N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 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 10 TO 14 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 12N TO 17N BETWEEN 116W AND 127W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 17N W OF
114W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 14N BETWEEN 110W 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 8 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 TO 9 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 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE
FROM 06N TO 10N BETWEEN 93W AND 108W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.S OF A LINE FROM 03.4S105W TO 02N117W TO 01N133W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED S AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
 
.COLD FRONT FROM 30N139W TO 26N140W. N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 135W
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. W OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 30N135W TO 27N135W
TO 23N140W. N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 133W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 8 FT. W OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT
IN NW SWELL. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 30N132W TO 26N135W.
NW OF A LINE FROM 30N128W TO 18N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH DISSIPATED. NEW COLD FRONT FROM
30N138W TO 26N140W. N OF 26N E OF FRONT TO 132W SW WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF A LINE FROM
30N128W TO 08N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW
SWELL.

.12 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 N OF 30N NW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.30 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 1500 UTC THU DEC 31...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... 

ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS FROM 05N88W TO 06N115W TO 06N133W TO 06N140W.
NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION.  

$$
.FORECASTER . NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.