000
FZPN03 KNHC 212127
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC WED DEC 21 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED DEC 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU DEC 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI DEC 23.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N94W TO 14.5N95.5W TO 13.5N96W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 16N94W TO
13.5N96W TO 11N100W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 03N TO 13.5N BETWEEN 90W AND 105W...AND
FROM 07N TO 14.5N BETWEEN 105W AND 115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO
14.5N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE
FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95.5W TO 11.5N99W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 05N TO 12N BETWEEN 94W
AND 115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95.5W
TO 11N98W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 07N TO 11N BETWEEN 100W AND 110W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 08N TO 15N W OF 132W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM
30N122W TO 20N128W TO 15N120W TO 04N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 13N W OF 130W...AND FROM 10N TO
13N BETWEEN 122W AND 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM
30N116W TO 20N115W TO 10N115W TO 03N140W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 15N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF
A LINE FROM 30N116W TO 20N110W TO 07N110W TO 05N140W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.

.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 11.5N BETWEEN 86W AND 88.5W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 11N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE GULF
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 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 WED DEC 21...

.LOW PRES OF 1014 MB NEAR 26N124W. TROUGH FROM LOW CENTER TO
28N120W TO 23N117W TO 16N118W...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED
STRONG FROM 18N TO 23N BETWEEN 114W AND 118W. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 08N78W TO 06N90W TO 05N99W. THE
ITCZ AXIS CONTINUES FROM 05N99W TO 11N117W, THEN RESUMES W OF A
TROUGH AT 10N125W TO BEYOND 07N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION.

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.