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FZPN03 KNHC 182143
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SUN DEC 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON DEC 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE DEC 20.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.12 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...SEAS BUILDING RAPIDLY. 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 13N97W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO
45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N97W TO 12N99W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 13N97W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO
45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM EITHER SIDE OF
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N97W TO 11N104W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 13N97W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO
45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N97W TO 10N101W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 06N TO 11N BETWEEN 92W
AND 106W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

...GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 8 FT. 
.18 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.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 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. FROM 24N TO 28N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 21N TO 24N BETWEEN 108W AND 110W N TO
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.W OF A LINE BOUNDED BY 08N140W TO 09N127W TO 20N122W TO 30N140W
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 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.

.N OF 29N BETWEEN 120W AND 125W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGE IN PARAGRAPH ABOVE.

.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING GULF OF
PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 92W...INCLUDING GULF OF
PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2100 UTC SUN DEC 18...

.SURFACE TROUGH FROM 06N120W TO 15N118W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM
13N TO 16N BETWEEN 110W TO 120W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 07N78W TO 07N96W. ITCZ CONTINUES FROM 07N96W
TO 10N117W. ITCZ RESUMES FROM 09N122W TO BEYOND 07N140W.
SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM S OF THE ITCZ BETWEEN 123W AND
132W.

$$
.FORECASTER LANDSEA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.