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FZPN03 KNHC 222120
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC THU DEC 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI DEC 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 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 13
FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95.5W TO
11.5N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER
OF AREA FROM 06N TO 12N BETWEEN 94W TO 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95.5W
TO 13N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 95W
AND 98W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW
SWELL. FROM 07N TO 11N BETWEEN 100W AND 110W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14.5 BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...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. FROM 06N TO 10N BETWEEN 100W AND 110W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 08N TO 15N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 30N116W TO 20N116W TO 10N110W
TO 10N120W TO 08N130W TO 04N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N 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 20N110W TO 07N110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT IN NW SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 18N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 06N AND W OF LINE FROM
30N116W TO 20N110W TO 06N110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 23N W OF 135W...AND FROM 12N TO
18N BETWEEN 125W AND 135W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 06N AND W OF LINE FROM 30N116W TO 20N110W
TO 06N110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. 

.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09.5N TO 11N E OF 87W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N125W TO 28N130W TO 29N140W.
N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NW
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N114W TO 29N115W TO 25N120W
AND DISSIPATING TO 24N125W. N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL.

.42 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 30N S TO SW WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA COLD FRONT FROM 31N114W TO
29N115W. WITHIN 90 NM SE OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS TO 8 FT. NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8
FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2100 UTC THU DEC 22...

.SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 30 NM OF 13N112W.

.SURFACE TROUGH FROM 16N117W TO 09N125W...SCATTERED MODERATE
FROM 09N TO 13N BETWEEN 120W AND 125W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 09N84W TO 05N94W. THE
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS CONTINUES FROM 05N94W TO
07N106W TO 08N122W...THEN RESUMES W OF A TROUGH AT 09N127W TO
BEYOND 08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE IS FROM 08N TO 10N BETWEEN
110W AND 115W. SIMILAR CONVECTION IS NORTH OF THE ITCZ WITHIN 30
NM OF 13N113W.

$$
.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.