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FZPN03 KNHC 050344
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC TUE DEC 05 2017

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE DEC 05.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED DEC 06.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU DEC 07.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 30N W OF 113.5W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 30N W OF 113.5W NW TO 
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 29N NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 30N W OF 114W NW TO N 
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 25N W OF 110W NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT N OF 30N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 30N NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N94.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14.5N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N88W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 10N88.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 11.5N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.LOW PRES NEAR 27N138W 1011 MB WITH TROUGH TO LOW PRES NEAR 
24.5N136W 1011 MB THEN STATIONARY FRONT TO 22N135.5W TO BEYOND 
19N140W. N OF 24.5N AND N THROUGH E OF LOWS AND TROUGH TO 
130W...AND FROM 21N TO 24.5N BETWEEN 129W AND 134W...E TO SE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW AND E SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 30N140W TO 30N117W TO 10N101W TO 05N95W 
TO 03.4S95W TO 03.4S120W TO 00N140W TO 30N140W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NW AND SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES TO MOVE N AND EXIT AREA WITH WARM 
FRONT FROM 25N135W TO BEYOND 30N137W. N OF 25N E OF FRONT TO 
132W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N W 
OF 134W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 
15N W OF 97W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW 
AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N138W TO BEYOND 23N140W. N 
OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 132W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT. N OF 29N W OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 
12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N W OF 130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND E SWELL. S OF 12N BETWEEN 95W 
AND 133W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0200 UTC TUE DEC 05...

.SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 08.5N TO 22N W OF 125W TO 
STATIONARY FRONT FROM 22N135W TO 19N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE N 
OF 24N AND W OF 126W TO LOW PRES NEAR 27N138W WITH TROUGH TO LOW 
PRES NEAR 24.5N136W. 

.SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 07.5N TO 16N BETWEEN 
115W AND TROUGH FROM 17N118W TO 10N126W. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM LOW PRES NEAR 06.5N78W TO 
10N86W TO 07N93W...THEN ITCZ ON TO 10N125W TO 10N136W. 
SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION DESCRIBED ABOVE.

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.