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FZPN03 KNHC 200343
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC TUE DEC 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC TUE DEC 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED DEC 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU DEC 22.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO
13N97W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45
KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE
FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N97W TO 11N102W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 15N95W TO 13N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE
WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 18 TO 21 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N96W TO 12N98W N
TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA
WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO
13N96W TO 12N102W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 15N95W TO 13N97W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE
WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 TO 19 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N97W TO 11N102W N
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA
FROM 06N TO 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 107W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95WTO
15N95W TO 13N97W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS
30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 TO 19 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM EITHER
SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N97W TO 11N102W N TO NE
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 05N
TO 14N BETWEEN 90W AND 105W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 15N95W TO 14N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N97W TO 12N100W N
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA
FROM 03N TO 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 110W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8
TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 02N TO 13N BETWEEN 90W AND 115W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL.

...GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 30N NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT. FROM 27N TO 30N NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.  
.06 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29N NW WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.W OF A LINE FROM 13N140W TO 17N118W TO 23N130W TO 23N140W NE TO
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND
NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF A LINE FROM 05N140W TO 17N118W TO
30N123W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 22N W OF 135W NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL.
ELSEWHERE NW OF A LINE FROM 05N140W TO 15N120W TO 30N128W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NW OF A LINE FROM 04N140W TO 30N118W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 

.FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 92W...INCLUDING GULF OF
PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 11N E OF 88W...INCLUDING GULF OF
PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 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 WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 18N TO 22N BETWEEN 113W AND 117W E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 20N TO 24N BETWEEN 114W AND 118W E WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0300 UTC TUE DEC 20...

.TROUGH FROM 11N120W TO 18N117W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED
STRONG CONVECTION IS FROM 12N TO 18N BETWEEN 110W AND 120W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 07N78W TO 06N100W. THE ITCZ
CONTINUES FROM 06N100W TO 12N119W TO BEYOND 06N140W. SCATTERED
MODERATE CONVECTION IS OCCURRING WITHIN 120 NM SOUTH OF THE ITCZ
BETWEEN 118W AND 125W.

$$
.FORECASTER LANDSEA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.