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FZPN03 KNHC 181518
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC SUN DEC 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN DEC 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON DEC 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE DEC 20.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 15N95W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 14.5N BETWEEN 94W AND 95.5W N WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 15N95W TO 14N95.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE
WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N96W N TO NE
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 14.5N95W TO 13N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE
WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95W TO 12N97.5W TO
11.5N101W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF
AREA BOUNDED BY 16N95W TO 14.5N92.5W TO 10.5N95.5W TO 11.5N99.5W
TO 16N95W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 14.5N95W TO 11.5N97W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO
NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95W TO 09N100W N TO NE
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA BOUNDED BY
16N95W TO 14N92W TO 07N98W TO 08N106W TO 13N101W TO 16N95W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.

...GALE WARNING...
.06 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29N NW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 27.5N NW WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT N OF 29N. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29N NW WINDS 30 TO 35
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 27N TO 29N NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
TO 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 27.5N NW WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT N OF 29N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 30N NW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 60 NM
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 26N112W TO 22N109W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.18 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 11N E OF 88W...INCLUDING GULF OF
PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09.5N TO 12N E OF 89W...INCLUDING GULF OF
PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W
TO 08N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 10N86W TO
06N94W TO 07N98W TO 14N92W TO 10N86W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.

.FROM 09N TO 20N W OF 137W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N139W TO 22N123W TO 17N133W TO
08N134W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW
SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE FROM 27N126W TO 16N123W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM
30N121W TO 17N120W TO 06N134W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 21N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N122W TO 17N115W TO
01N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 9 TO 11 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 SUN DEC 18...

.SURFACE TROUGH FROM 07N120W TO 13N116W TO 16N112W. SCATTERED
MODERATE FROM 14N TO 16N BETWEEN 114W TO 119W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 09N77W TO 09N89W. ITCZ CONTINUES FROM 09N89W
TO 09N98W TO 08N104W TO 10N111W TO 10N116W. ITCZ RESUMES FROM
08N122W TO 05N132W TO 07N135W TO BEYOND 08N140W. SCATTERED
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM
10N115W TO 07N124W.

$$
.FORECASTER MCELROY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.