000
FZPN03 KNHC 081519
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC FRI DEC 08 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC FRI DEC 08.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT DEC 09.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN DEC 10.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 
FT.  
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
13N97W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 
KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 13N97W TO 12N98.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
13N97W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 
KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 105 NM OF LINE FROM 
16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N97W TO 11N101W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
13.5N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 40 TO 
50 KT. SEAS 15 TO 22 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 
16N95W TO 13.5N96W TO 12N98W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 
TO 18 FT. REMAINDER AREA WITHIN 150 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 
13.5N96W TO 12N98W TO 11N101.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 15 FT. ALSO FROM 08N TO 15N BETWEEN 92W AND 104W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL.

...GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 23N TO 29N N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 20N TO 23N BETWEEN 107W AND 109W NN TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 29N NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 29N N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

...GALE WARNING...
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N87W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 09N87W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 
TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 09N87W 
TO 08N87W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 23N TO 29N AND E OF LINE FROM 29N120W TO 25N122W TO 
23N110W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 20N TO 
23N BETWEEN 110W AND 115W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST FROM 20.5N TO 29N BETWEEN 110W AND 125W NE TO 
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 20N TO 27N BETWEEN 110W AND 122W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH NEXT PARAGRAPH BELOW. 

.COLD FRONT W OF AREA. NW OF LINE FROM 29N138W TO 28N140W S TO 
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W 
OF LINE FROM 30N130W TO 20N125W TO 08N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT JUST W OF AREA. W OF LINE FROM 
30N123W TO 20N110W TO 01N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS FROM 20N TO 25N BETWEEN 118W AND 
125W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT W OF AREA. NW OF LINE FROM 30N136W 
TO 28N140W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE 
NW OF A LINE FROM 30N135W TO 26N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. W OF LINE FROM 20140W TO 27N130W TO 15N115W 
TO 06N131W TO 10N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL.

.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 12N BETWEEN 88W AND 90.5W...INCLUDING 
GULF OF FONSECA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 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 8...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 10N85W TO 07N100W TO 11N124W TO 
10N138W. THE ITCZ AXIS CONTINUES FROM 10N138W TO BEYOND 09N140W.
SCATTERED MODERATE IS NOTED WITHIN ABOUT 120 NM S OF TROUGH 
BETWEEN 104W AND 110W. SIMILAR CONVECTION IS FROM 08N TO 14N 
BETWEEN 120W AND 130W...AND FROM 07N TO 10N BETWEEN 130W AND 
134W.

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.