000
FZPN03 KNHC 291510 RRA
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC THU DEC 29 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 29.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI DEC 30.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT DEC 31.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 15 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO
14N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30
TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO
12.5N96.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 15N95W TO 13N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM
OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13.5N95W TO 12N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 14.5N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE
FROM 16N95W TO 13.5N95.5W TO 12N97.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 06N TO 12N BETWEEN 98W AND 110W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.TROUGH FROM 29N128W TO 22N128W. W OF LINE FROM 30N118W TO
15N114W TO 08N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY
IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 31N128W 25N121W. N OF 26N BETWEEN
118W AND 132W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
FROM 13N TO 17N W OF 132W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN
MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.  
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.18 HOUR FORECAST W OF A LINE FROM 30N138W TO 29N140W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST W OF A LINE FROM 30N135W TO 28N140W S WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N W OF 138W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. 

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 24N TO 26N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 21N TO 23N BETWEEN 107W AND 109W N WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 21N TO 24N
BETWEEN 107W AND 109W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N90W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8
FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W
TO 10N89W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W
TO 10N89W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST  WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM
11N86W TO 10.5N88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC THU DEC 29...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...

MONSOON TROUGH FROM 08N83W TO 05N90W TO 05N93W. ITCZ FROM 05N93W
TO 06N110W TO 10N121W TO 10N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60
NM N OF THE ITCZ BETWEEN 96W AND 100W.

$$ 

.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.