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FZPN03 KNHC 231524
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC FRI DEC 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT DEC 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN DEC 25.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95.5W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM
16N95W TO 14.5N95.5W TO 12.5N97.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 07N TO 11N BETWEEN 100W AND 110W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 14.5N95.5W TO 11.5N98.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM
07N TO 10N BETWEEN 100W AND 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT
IN NW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FROM
06N TO 11N BETWEEN 100W AND 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT
IN NW SWELL. FROM 05N TO 11N BETWEEN 100W AND 110W WINDS 20KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 15N95W TO 13.5N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. FROM 05N TO 11N BETWEEN 101W
AND 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8
FT. FROM 05N TO 11N BETWEEN 102W AND 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.

.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 N OF 07N W OF 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.12 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
05N W OF 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 23N W OF 135W...AND FROM 11N TO
18N BETWEEN 125W AND 135W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO
10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 05N AND W OF A LINE FROM 30N116W TO
20N110W TO 06N110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW
SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 26N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 21N W OF 135W...AND FROM 09N TO
17N BETWEEN 120W AND 135W 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 LINE
FROM 27N115W TO 15N110W TO 06N110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 10 TO 12 FT NE PART. 

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

.12 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.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N117W TO 27N120W TO 25N130W.
N OF FRONT 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 E OF AREA. CONDITIONS MERGED.

.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA COLD FRONT FROM 32N116W TO
BEYOND 30N117W. N OF 29.5N SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN
8 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA COLD FRONT FROM 31N111W TO
BEYOND 27N113W. N OF 29.5N W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8
FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA COLD FRONT E OF AREA. 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 1500 UTC FRI DEC 23...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 07N78W TO 08N85W TO 06N92W.
THE INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS CONTINUES FROM 06N92W TO
05N110W TO 10N123W...THEN RESUMES WEST OF A TROUGH AT 09N130W TO
BEYOND 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE IS FROM 09N TO 12N BETWEEN
120W AND 124W. SIMILAR CONVECTION IS WITHIN 30 NM OF 07N134W.

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.