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FZPN03 KNHC 201520
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC TUE DEC 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED DEC 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU DEC 22.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM
16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N96W N TO NE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 16 TO
22 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A 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 A LINE
FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N96W TO 12N102W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE
OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N97W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45
KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF A
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 14N
BETWEEN 90W AND 105W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE
OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N97W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40
KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF A
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N97W TO 11.5N100W N TO NE WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. FROM 07N TO 11N BETWEEN 100W AND
108W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NE WIND
WAVES AND NW SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 04N TO 14N BETWEEN
90W AND 112W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE
OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 14N96W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35
KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF A
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 03N TO 14N BETWEEN 92W
AND 118W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 30N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8
FT. FROM 23N TO 30N W OF 108W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 23N TO 26N NW TO N
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 21N TO 23N BETWEEN 108W
AND 109.5W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 21N TO 23N BETWEEN 108W AND 109.5W...
INCLUDING THE ENTRANCE TO THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA...NW TO N WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 21N TO 24.5N BETWEEN 108W AND 109.5W...
INCLUDING THE ENTRANCE TO THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA...NW TO N WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.FROM 09.5N TO 11N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO NE
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM
09N TO 13N E OF 92W...INCLUDING ALSO THE GULF OF FONSECA NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF PAPAGAYO FROM 09N TO 13N E OF 90W...
INCLUDING THE GULFS OF PAPAGAYO AND FONSECA NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF PAPAGAYO FROM 10N TO 11.5N E OF 88W NE
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.TROUGH FROM 21N116W TO 16N118W TO 1010 MB LOW PRES NEAR
11N123W. FROM 17N TO 21N E OF TROUGH TO 114W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR STRONG
CONVECTION E OF TROUGH. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 24N117W TO 21N117W TO 16N118W.
FROM 19N TO 24N E OF TROUGH TO 113.5W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 26N118W TO 21N117W TO 17N118W.
FROM 18N TO 26N BETWEEN 114W AND 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 29N120W 1012 MB WITH TROUGH FROM
LOW CENTER TO 28N116W TO 25N115W TO 20N117W. CONDITIONS MERGED.

.W OF A LINE FROM 07N140W TO 13N122W TO 27N125W TO 25N140W NE TO
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND
NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF A LINE FROM 05N140W TO 16N120W TO
30N122W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 20N 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 22N128W TO
30N123W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NW OF A LINE FROM 02N140W TO 15N122W TO
23N115W TO 30N116W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW
SWELL. 

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC TUE DEC 20...

.TROUGH FROM 21N116W TO 16N118W TO 1010 MB LOW PRES NEAR
11N123W...CLUSTERS OF MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION
FROM 14N TO 20N E OF TROUGH TO 113W. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS ACROSS THE GULF OF PANAMA TO 09N84W
TO 08N90W TO 05N95W TO 09N110W. THE INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE
ZONE AXIS EXTENDS FROM 09N110W TO 11N118W...THEN RESUMES AT
10N124W TO BEYOND 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG
IS WITHIN 90 NM S OF ITCZ AXIS W OF 124W.

$$
.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.