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FZPN03 KNHC 162145
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC FRI DEC 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT DEC 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN DEC 18.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT APPROACHING N BAJA CALIFORNIA FROM THE WEST. GULF OF
CALIFORNIA N OF 30N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8
FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 32N115W TO 27.5N119W TO
26.5N140W. GULF OF CALIFORNIA SE OF FRONT TO 29N SW TO W WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N112.5W TO 27N115W TO
24N130W TO 25N140W. GULF OF CALIFORNIA NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS
25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. SE OF FRONT TO 28N SW TO W WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 26N109.5W TO 24N112W TO
23.5N140W. GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT S AND E OF AREA. GULF OF CALIFORNIA
N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16.5N95W TO 13.5N96W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 12N TO 14N BETWEEN 95W AND 97.5W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 F IN N TO NE SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 11.5N86W TO 09.5N89W...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. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE GULF
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N121.5W TO 28N127W THEN WEAKENING FRONT TO
24.5N140W. NW OF LINE FROM 30N130W TO 26.5N140W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 26N109.5W TO 24N112W TO
23.5N140W. N OF FRONT E OF 120W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9
FT N OF 27.5N. N OF FRONT TO 28N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT W OF 120W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF FRONT TO 19N W OF 122W NE TO
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 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 10N TO 18N 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 2130 UTC FRI DEC 16...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 1010 MB LOW PRESSURE NEAR
06N78.5W TO 08N87W TO 07N99W. THE ITCZ AXIS CONTINUES FROM
07N99W TO 1012 MB LOW PRESSURE NEAR 10N108.5W TO 08N119W TO
09N133W TO BEYOND 08N140W. 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 STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.