000
FZPN03 KNHC 140339
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED DEC 14 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC WED DEC 14.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU DEC 15.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI DEC 16.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.LOW PRES NEAR 10N94.5W 1010 MB. FROM 10.5N TO 12N BETWEEN 92W
AND 95W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN E SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.SURFACE TROUGH FROM 11N133W TO 16N132W. FROM 14N TO 17.5N
BETWEEN 129W AND 133W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
ELSEWHERE FROM 13N TO 17N BETWEEN 125W AND 134W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 20.5N133W 1009 MB. WITHIN 210 NM
E SEMICIRCLE SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW TO SHIFT N-NE. CONDITIONS TO MERGE WITH
FRONTAL SYSTEM BELOW.

.COLD FRONT NW OF AREA. OVER FORECAST WATERS NW OF LINE FROM
26N140W TO 30N135W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES N OF AREA NEAR 30.5N137.5W 1008 MB
THEN COLD FRONT FROM LOW TO 29N140W. N OF 26.5N BETWEEN 131W AND
138W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF
COLD FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N132W TO 27N137.5W TO
27N140W. N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 126W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 8 FT ALONG 30N. NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W OF 136W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.

.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16.5N95W TO
14.5N95.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W AND
95.5W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM
16.5N95W TO 15N95W TO 14N95.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0215 UTC WED DEC 14...

.SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 14N TO 17.5N BETWEEN 130W TO 133.5W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 09.5N75W TO 09N79W TO LOW PRES NEAR
10N94.5W TO 08.5N99W. ITCZ CONTINUES FROM 08.5N99W TO 09.5N119W
TO 14N131W...THEN RESUMES NEAR 10.5N136W TO BEYOND 09.5N140W.
WIDELY SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 06N TO 12N BETWEEN 81W AND 88W.
SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 07N TO 11.5N W OF 137W. 

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.