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FZPN03 KNHC 160943
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC FRI DEC 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT DEC 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN DEC 18.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W...INCLUDING
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W
TO 13N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO
15N95W TO 12N97W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... NE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

...GALE WARNING...
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT APPROACHING GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM
THE WEST. GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA COLD FRONT FROM 32N113W TO
30N115W. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.N OF
30N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT W OF AREA. GULF OF CALIFORNIA W OF
FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 89W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... NE
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 11N E OF 89W...INCLUDING THE GULF
OF PAPAGAYO... NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 30N132W TO 30N140W TO 27N140W TO 28N136W
TO 30N132W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 30N130W TO 30N140W TO
27N140W TO 28N137W TO 29N133W TO 30N130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 29N138W TO 30N140W TO
25N140W TO 26N139W TO 28N138W TO 29N138W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 12N134W TO 14N136W
TO 14N140W TO 11N140W TO 10N135W TO 12N134W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 18N136W TO 29N140W TO
12N140W TO 10N140W TO 09N136W TO 18N136W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND E SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30.5N116W TO 27N125W. WITHIN
AREA BOUNDED BY 30N116W TO 30N116.5W TO 30N117.5W TO 29.5N117.5W
TO 29.5N116.5W TO 29N115.5W TO 30N116W NW TO N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8
FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT E OF AREA. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY
29.5N115.5W TO 30N116W TO 29N116W TO 29N115.5W TO 29N115W TO
29.5N115.5W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
AREA BOUNDED BY 30N116W TO 30N122W TO 29N121W TO 29N118W TO
29N116W TO 30N116W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0900 UTC FRI DEC 16...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 09N85W TO 06N92W TO 1012 MB LOW PRES NEAR 09N107W.
ITCZ CONTINUES FROM 09N107W TO 07N120W TO 09N130W TO BEYOND
08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS
BETWEEN 100W AND 105W...AND WITHIN 90 NM N OF ITCZ BETWEEN 128W
AND 132W.

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.