000
FZPN03 KNHC 151530
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC THU DEC 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI DEC 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 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 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W 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 13.5N96.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W 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 12.5N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95.5W
TO 13.5N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 12N TO 13.5N BETWEEN
95W AND 97W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

...GALE WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 30N TO 31N SW WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 30N TO 31N SW WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA COLD FRONT FROM 30N115W TO
25N120W. S OF FRONT TO 30N SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA COLD FRONT FROM 31N113W TO
26N115W. S OF FRONT TO 29N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 8 FT. N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N132W TO 27N140W. NW OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 29N E OF FRONT TO 130W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED SW WIND WAVE AND NW
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N123W TO 25N135W. N OF 29N
BETWEEN 130W AND 134W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN N SWELL.
N OF 27N W OF 135W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N115W TO 25N120W. N OF FRONT
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT ALONG 30N. N OF 27N W OF
137W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. N OF 29N BETWEEN 130W
AND 137W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N113W TO 26N115 TO 24N121W.
N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT N OF 28N. N
OF 26N W OF 137W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. N OF 28N
BETWEEN 130W AND 137W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN N SWELL.

.FROM 10N TO 11.5N E OF 87.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 11.5N E OF 88.5W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 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.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 11.5N E OF 87.5W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC THU DEC 15...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 07N78W TO 09N85W TO 10N98W TO
1010 MB LOW PRESSURE NEAR 09N102W. THE ITCZ CONTINUES FROM
09N102W TO 07N110W TO 09N125W TO 07N136W TO BEYOND 08N140W.
SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM LOW PRES CENTER TO 15N101W.
SCATTERED MODERATE AND ISOLATED STRONG IS NOTED FROM 08N TO 13N
W OF TROUGH TO 106W. SIMILAR CONVECTION IS WITHIN 90 NM N OF
ITCZ AXIS BETWEEN 108W AND 112W...AND 120 NM N OF ITCZ AXIS
BETWEEN 120W AND 122W. 

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.