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FZPN03 KNHC 232150
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC FRI DEC 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT DEC 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN DEC 25.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE 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.
WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 14.5N95.5W TO 13N96W TO 12N97W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. FROM 07N TO 10N BETWEEN 99W AND
111W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 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 9 FT. FROM 09N TO 11N BETWEEN 100W AND 111W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.18 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.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 06N TO 09N BETWEEN 100W AND 111W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 05N TO 11N BETWEEN 102W AND 111W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC  WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 06N TO 10N BETWEEN 104W AND 112W WINDS 20KT
OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.

.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 20N W OF 135W...AND ALSO FROM 12N TO
17N 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 20N W OF 135W...AND FROM 09N 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 06N W OF LINE
FROM 27N115W TO 15N110W TO 06N110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NE PART. 

.06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N124W TO 28N131W 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 30N115W TO 24N123W TO 22N131W
...AND DISSIPATING FRONT TO 21N140W. N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST BETWEEN 120W AND
127W. N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 116W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8
TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT MOVED E OF AREA. CONDITIONS AS
DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH ABOVE.

.18 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA COLD FRONT JUST NW OF GULF.
N OF 29.5N SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N115W TO SW OF THE BAJA
CALIFORNIA PENINSULA. FROM 29N TO 31N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.30 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. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA COLD MOVED E OF AREA.
FROM 29N TO 30N BETWEEN 113W AND 115W W TO NW 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 2130 UTC FRI DEC 23...

.SURFACE TROUGH FROM 11N131W TO 05N135W. SCATTERED MODERATE
WITHIN 120 NM E OF TROUGH FROM 09N TO 10N.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 07N78W TO 08N85W TO 07N90W.
THE ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS FROM 07N90W TO 05N100W TO 06N110W TO
08N119W TO 09N125W...THEN RESUMES AT 08N135W TO BEYOND 06N140W.
SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM N OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 119W AND
122W.

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.