000
FZPN03 KNHC 161527
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC FRI DEC 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT DEC 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN DEC 18.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95.5W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8
TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 14N95.5W TO 12.5N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 13N96.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...NE WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

...GALE WARNING...
.06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT APPROACHING GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM
THE WEST. GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 30N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA COLD FRONT FROM 31N113W TO
29N115W. SE OF FRONT TO 29N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA COLD FRONT FROM 31N111W TO
27N114W. NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. SE
OF FRONT TO 29N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT E OF AREA. GULF OF CALIFORNIA
N OF 26N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 90W...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.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N126W TO 28N130W TO 27N140W. N OF FRONT W OF
138W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N111W TO 27N114W TO 25N120W
THEN DISSIPATING FRONT TO 25N127W. N OF FRONT E OF 120W NW TO N
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT N OF 29N. N OF FRONT TO 27N
BETWEEN 120W AND 127W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN
8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT E OF AREA. N OF 29N BETWEEN 120W
AND 125W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 17N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 13N W OF 135W...AND FROM 13N TO
18N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 19N
TO 22N BETWEEN 125W AND 130W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
ELSEWHERE FROM 08N TO 28N W OF 130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC FRI DEC 16...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM A 1010 MB LOW PRESSURE NEAR
06N78W TO 07N85W TO 05N95W TO 07N100W. THE ITCZ AXIS CONTINUES
FROM 07N100W TO 1011 MB LOW PRESSURE NEAR 09N107W TO 07N120W TO
09N130W TO BEYOND 08N140W. A TROUGH EXTENDS FROM LOW CENTER NEAR
09N107W TO 15N106W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG IS FROM
04N TO 07.5N E OF 80W. SIMILAR CONVECTION IS FROM 09N TO 15N
BETWEEN 105W AND 110W...AND FROM 08N TO 10N BETWEEN 125W AND
130W.

$$
.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.