000 FZPN03 KNHC 221617 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1630 UTC THU DEC 22 2016 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1200 UTC THU DEC 22. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI DEC 23. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 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 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 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 FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 94W TO 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL BETWEEN 100W AND 110W. .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 08N TO 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. FROM 08N TO 11N BETWEEN 100W AND 112W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL. .30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95.5W TO 14N96W....INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 09N TO 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. FROM 08N TO 10N BETWEEN 100W AND 112W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 09N TO 10N BETWEEN 96W AND 112W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95.5W TO 14N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. FROM 07N TO 09N BETWEEN 99W AND 112W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .FROM 09N TO 11N BETWEEN 86W AND 89W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10.5N87W ...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .FROM 08N TO 15N W OF 136W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 30N118W TO 19N122W TO 09N110W TO 10N120W TO 08N131W TO 04N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL... EXCEPT 10 TO 11 FT N OF 28N BETWEEN 122W AND 129W. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 15N W OF 127W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 07N AND W OF LINE FROM 30N116W TO 20N115W TO 10N112W TO 07N125W TO 07N131W TO 04N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NE. .36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N125W TO 27N131W AND DISSIPATING TO 29N140W. N OF FRONT AND W TO 133W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 06N AND W OF LINE FROM 30N116W TO 19N111W TO 10N112W TO 06N112W TO 06N125W TO 06N131W TO 06N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N CENTRAL AND FAR W. .48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N118W TO 26N127W AND DISSIPATING TO 25N140W. N OF FRONT AND W TO 126W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 06N AND W OF LINE FROM 30N116W TO 18N111W TO 09N112W TO 06N117W TO 06N125W TO 06N131W TO 06N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF FRONT BETWEEN 126W AND 133W. .48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 30N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 1545 UTC THU DEC 22... .SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 30 NM OF 13N112W. .SURFACE TROUGH FROM 15N120W TO 08N120W...SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM W OF THE TROUGH FROM 13N TO 14N. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 09N83W TO 05N93W TO 05N97W. ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS FROM 05N97W TO 07N106W TO 08N118W, THEN RESUMES FROM 08N124W TO 08N133W TO BEYOND 08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 30 NM OF AXIS BETWEEN 120W AND 133W...AND ALSO BETWEEN 134W AND 139W. $$ .FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.