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FZPN03 KNHC 202138
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC TUE DEC 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED DEC 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU DEC 22.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM
16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N98W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO
18 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 14N BETWEEN 90W AND 103W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 30 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 35
KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF A
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N97W TO 11N101W N TO NE WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 03N 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 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF A
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12N100W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 03N TO 13N BETWEEN 95W
AND 118W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 30N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N W OF 108W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 09N TO 11N E OF 90W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF PAPAGAYO FROM 09N TO 11N E OF 88W NE
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF PAPAGAYO LITTLE CHANGE.

.TROUGH FROM 19N119W TO 11N123W TO 1010 MB LOW PRES NEAR
10N124W. FROM 18N TO 23N E OF TROUGH TO 113W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 27N119W TO 23N116W TO 18N117W.
FROM 18N TO 27N BETWEEN 115W AND 118W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT OR LESS.

.W OF A LINE FROM 06N140W TO 14N121W TO 25N128W TO 25N140W NE TO
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND
NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W OF 125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 18N W OF 133W NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL.
ELSEWHERE NW OF A LINE FROM 05N140W TO 14N122W TO 30N122W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST W OF A LINE FROM 08N140W TO 12N126W TO 23N115W
TO 18N140W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED
NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF A LINE FROM 04N140W
TO 15N120W 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 2100 UTC TUE DEC 20...

.TROUGH FROM 19N119W TO 11N123W TO 1010 MB LOW PRES NEAR
10N124W....SCATTERED MODERATE AND ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION
EXISTS WITHIN 120 NM E OF THE TROUGH FROM 10N TO 16N.  NUMEROUS
MODERATE AND SCATTERED STRONG CONVECTION EXISTS FROM 16N TO 22N
BETWEEN 111W AND 117W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 05N77W TO 06N91W. THE
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS EXTENDS FROM 06N91W TO
10N109W, THEN RESUMES AT 10N124W TO BEYOND 07N140W. SCATTERED
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION IS WITHIN 120 NM S OF ITCZ
AXIS BETWEEN 124W AND 136W.

$$
.FORECASTER LANDSEA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.