000 FZPN03 KNHC 300315 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0430 UTC FRI DEC 30 2016 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 30. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT DEC 31. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN JAN 01. .WARNINGS. ...GALE WARNING... .WITHIN 15 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 14.5N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 14N96.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 12N TO 14N BETWEEN 95W AND 97W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95W TO 13.5N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12.5N96.5W TO 12N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 14.5N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N96.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 09N TO 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 102W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13.5N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .TROUGH FROM 30N127W TO 24N130W. W OF LINE FROM 30N117W TO 16N119W TO 10N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 30N118W TO 26N118W TO 23N120W. N OF 26N BETWEEN 119W AND 126W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 15N TO 17N W OF 135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. .36 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH INLAND. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .FROM 22N TO 24.5N BETWEEN 107.5W AND 109W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 20.5N TO 22N BETWEEN 107.5W AND 109W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .FROM 10N TO 12N 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 FROM 09.5W TO 11W E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .06 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N W OF 138W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N W OF 137W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .06 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 08N BETWEEN 95W AND 100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 07N98W TO 08N109W TO 11N120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 180 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 07N100W TO 09N108W TO 09N114W TO 12N125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 0300 UTC FRI DEC 30... .SURFACE TROUGH FROM 12N127W TO 22N123W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 16N TO 21N BETWEEN 120W AND 123W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH FROM 04N77W TO 04N80W TO 10N84W TO 05N92W TO 05N95W. ITCZ CONTINUES FROM 05N95W TO 07N114W TO 07N120W TO 10N137W TO BEYOND 10N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 01N TO 07N BETWEEN 76W AND 78W. $$ .FORECASTER MCELROY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.