000
FZPN03 KNHC 220324
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC THU DEC 22 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU DEC 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI DEC 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT DEC 24.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95.5W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13
FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95.5W TO
13N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. REMAINDER OF
AREA BOUNDED BY 15N94W TO 10N91W TO 03N100W TO 10N113W TO
15N117W TO 13N110W TO 15N96W TO 15N94W 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 14N96W...
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
14N96W TO 13N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 07N TO 12N BETWEEN 94W AND 115W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.42 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.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO
14.5N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 96W AND
100W...AND FROM 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
30N118W TO 20N127W TO 15N120W TO 04N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 13N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 30N116W TO
20N115W TO 10N115W TO 04N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11
FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 14N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 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.

.06 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 11.5N BETWEEN 86W AND 89W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.30 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 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 THU DEC 22...

.LOW PRES OF 1012 MB NEAR 28N119W. TROUGH FROM LOW CENTER TO
23N116W TO 17N118W...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN
ABOUT 150 NM E OF TROUGH FROM 20N TO 27N. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 06N77W TO 07N85W TO 06N97W. THE
ITCZ AXIS CONTINUES FROM 06N97W TO 10N117W...THEN RESUMES W OF A
TROUGH AT 11N122W TO BEYOND 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE IS
WITHIN 30 NM OF ITCZ AXIS W OF 137W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION
ELSEWHERE.

$$
.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.