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FZPN03 KNHC 230308
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC FRI DEC 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI DEC 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT DEC 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN DEC 25.

.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
13.5N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER
OF AREA FROM 09N TO 13.5N BETWEEN 95W TO 100W...AND FROM 07N TO
12N BETWEEN 100W AND 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN
IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.18 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.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14.5 BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9
FT. FROM 10N TO 12N BETWEEN 97W AND 100W...AND FROM 07N TO 11N
BETWEEN 100W AND 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED
NE AND NW SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO
13.5N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14.5 BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8
FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 08N TO 20N W OF 135W...AND FROM 08N TO 17N BETWEEN 125W
AND 135W 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 20N113W TO
17N115W TO 07N110W TO 10N123W TO 04N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 20N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF
07N W OF 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 23N W OF 135W...AND FROM 10N TO
18N BETWEEN 125W AND 135W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO
10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 06N AND W OF 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 26N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 21N W OF 128W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF
06N W OF 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. 

.06 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 11N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N124W TO 28N130W TO 28N140W.
N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NW
SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N118W TO 27N121W TO 23N135W.
N OF FRONT E OF 130W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT
IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 116W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N111W TO 25N114W TO 21N134W.
N OF FRONT E OF 128W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT
IN NW SWELL.

.36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 30N S TO SW WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA COLD FRONT FROM 31.5N114W
TO 29N114W TO BEYOND 27N116W. WITHIN 60 NM SE OF FRONT SW TO W
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. NW OF FRONT W TO NW
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA COLD FRONT FROM 31N118W TO
28N112W TO BEYOND 25N114W. N OF FRONT W 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 0300 UTC FRI DEC 23...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 09N84W TO 05N93W. THE
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS CONTINUES FROM 05N93W TO
06N105W TO 10N122W...THEN RESUMES W OF A TROUGH AT 08N125W TO
BEYOND 08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE IS FROM 08N TO 10N BETWEEN
110W AND 115W. SIMILAR CONVECTION IS FROM 07N TO 11N BETWEEN
118W AND 121W.

$$
.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.