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FZPN03 KNHC 031545
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC SAT DEC 03 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT DEC 03.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN DEC 04.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON DEC 05.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29N NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11
FT. FROM 26.5N TO 29N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT N OF
28N.
.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26.5N NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27.5N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.RIDGE FROM 30N134W TO 13N112W. N OF 26.5N BETWEEN 118W AND 127W
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR
30N123W. FROM 14N TO 24N W OF 132W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N116W TO 22N114W TO
14N123W TO 10N128W TO 10N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST RIDGE FROM 30N133W TO 14N117W. W OF LINE FROM
30N116W TO 20N111W TO 12N128W TO 09N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 10 TO 11 FT N OF
29N BETWEEN 123W AND 128W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST RIDGE FROM 30N135W TO 24N125W TO 15N108W.
WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 30N130W TO 30N116W TO 19N114W TO 11N120W
TO 10N125W TO 10N140W TO 24N140W TO 30N135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NE.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1530 UTC SAT DEC 03...

.TROUGH FROM 21N106W TO 14N104W...SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 
18N TO 19N BETWEEN 103W AND 105W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 06N78W TO 09N85W TO 07N90W TO
11N100W TO 11N110W TO 09N118W TO 08N125W. ITCZ FROM 09N125W TO
09N133W TO 09N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN
120 NM S OF TROUGH AXIS BETWEEN 103W AND 105W AND WITHIN 60 NM 
N OF ITCZ W OF 138W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM S OF ITCZ
BETWEEN 124W AND 129W.

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.