000
FZPN03 KNHC 150353
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC THU DEC 15 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU DEC 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI DEC 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT DEC 17.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.N OF 14.5N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16.5N95W TO
14N95.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16.5N95W TO
14.5N95.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO
35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM
16N95W TO 14.5N95.5W TO 14N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
TO 9 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16.5N95W TO
13.5N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11.5N TO 14N BETWEEN 94.5W
TO 98.5 WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14.5N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N136W TO 24N140W. N OF 28N E OF FRONT
TO 131W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF
FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N130W TO 27.5N140W. N OF 29N
BETWEEN 124W AND 128W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN
8 FT. NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N118W TO 26.5N121W TO
26N140W. N OF 29.5N W OF FRONT TO 127W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 29.5N W OF 127W N TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. WITHIN 90 NM N OF FRONT W OF 135W NE TO
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT W OF
134W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.

.LOW PRES NEAR 21.5N132.5W 1010 MB. WITHIN 150 NM E SEMICIRCLE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST LOW TO MOVE NE AND DISSIPATE. CONDITIONS TO
MERGE WITH FRONTAL SYSTEM ABOVE.  

.06 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09.5N TO 11.5N E OF 87.5W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09.5N TO 11.5N E OF 88.5W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09.5N TO 12N E OF 88.5W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 11.5N86W TO
09.5N90WW...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 30N TO 31N S TO SW
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 30N TO 31N SW TO
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0230 UTC THU DEC 15...

.LOW PRES NEAR 21.5N132.5W...SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN
240 NM E SEMICIRCLE. 

.STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N136W TO 24N140W...SCATTERED MODERATE
WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF FRONT.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 09N75W TO LOW PRESSURE NEAR
09N99.5W. THE ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 09N100W TO 10.5N128W TO BEYOND
10N140W. WIDELY SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION
NOTED FROM 08N TO 12N BETWEEN 94W AND 102W. SCATTERED MODERATE
TO STRONG CONVECTION IS NOTED WITHIN 120 NM N AND 60 NM S OF
ITCZ BETWEEN 116W AND 121W. 

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.