000
FZPN03 KNHC 160354
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC FRI DEC 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI DEC 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT DEC 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN DEC 18.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.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 8 TO 10
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 TO 9 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16.5N95W TO
14.5N95.5W TO 12.5N97.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 15N N WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 11.5N TO 13N BETWEEN 95.5W AND
99W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

...GALE WARNING...
.18 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 29.5N TO 31N SW TO W
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 30N TO 31N SW WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA COLD FRONT FROM 32N113.5W
TO 30N114.5W. S OF FRONT TO 29.5N SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO
8 FT. N OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA COLD FRONT FROM 31N112W TO
28N113.5W. S OF FRONT TO 28N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 8
FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N110W TO 26N111.5W. N OF
FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.LOW PRES NEAR 29.5N132.5W 1010 MB WITH STATIONARY FRONT FROM
LOW TO 27N140W. NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N117W TO 25.5N130W TO
25.5N140W. N OF FRONT E OF 125W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF FRONT W OF 137W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 28.5N BETWEEN 131W AND 137W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 26N108.5W TO 23N109W TO
19N130W. N OF FRONT E OF 123W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO
9 FT N OF 27N. FROM 10N TO 26N W OF 123W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 26N W OF 130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
8 TO 9 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 FROM 09.5N TO 12N E OF 89W...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 10N TO 11.5N E OF 87.5W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0230 UTC FRI DEC 16...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 06N74W TO 08.5N83W TO 06.5N91W
TO LOW PRESSURE NEAR 09N103W TO 08N108W. THE ITCZ CONTINUES FROM
08N108W TO 08.5N125W TO BEYOND 08.5N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE
ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION IS NOTED WITHIN 150 NM N OF AXIS
BETWEEN 98W AND 112W...EXCEPT SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG FROM
09N TO 15.5N BETWEEN 102W AND 107W. 

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.