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FZPN03 KNHC 021554
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC FRI DEC 02 2016

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI DEC 02.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT DEC 03.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN DEC 04.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF CALIFORNIA 12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 30N NW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT. FROM 26.5N TO 29N NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT
ALONG 29N.
.42 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.RIDGE FROM 30N135W TO 15N115W. N OF 29N BETWEEN 120W AND 130W N
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. FROM 12N TO 21N W OF 135W
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE AREA
BOUNDED BY LINE FROM 30N135W TO 30N117W TO 13N111W TO 10N140W TO
25N140W TO 30N135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED
SW AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST RIDGE FROM 30N133W TO 16N111W. N OF 26N
BETWEEN 118W AND 127W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 12 FT.
FROM 14N TO 27N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO
10 FT. ELSEWHERE AREA BOUNDED BY LINE FROM 30N140W TO 30N116W TO
23N114W TO 10N133W TO 10N140W TO 30N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST RIDGE FROM 30N134W TO 14N114W. WITHIN AREA
BOUNDED BY LINE FROM 30N140W TO 30N116W TO 20N111W TO 12N123W TO
10N130W TO 09N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED
SW AND NW SWELL. 

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1530 UTC FRI DEC 02...

.SURFACE TROUGH FROM 20N107W TO LOW PRES 16N107W 1010 MB TO
13N106W...SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 180 NM OF
LOW IN NE QUADRANT.

SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM
06N77W TO 06N81W.  

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
  
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 09N84W TO 08N92W TO 11N103W TO
09N116W TO 11N126W TO 09N132W. ITCZ FROM 09N132W TO 10N140W.
SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 30 NM OF ITCZ BETWEEN 125W AND
128W...AND BETWEEN 134W AND 136W.

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.