000 FZPN03 KNHC 161520 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1630 UTC SAT DEC 16 2017 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 SAT DEC 16. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN DEC 17. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON DEC 18. .WARNINGS. ...GALE WARNING... .WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W... INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95.5W TO 12.5N97W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 07N TO 10N BETWEEN 97.5W AND 101.5W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. .24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14.5N BETWEEN 94W AND 95W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .W OF LINE FROM 14N136W TO 25N140W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT. N OF 29N BETWEEN 120W AND 130W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF LINE FROM 25N115W TO 14N118W TO 00N130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. .12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N116W TO 25N117W TO 21N120W. N OF 27.5N BETWEEN 117W AND 130W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N116W TO 15N116W TO 06N115W TO 00N125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 27N113W TO 21N117W. N OF 27N BETWEEN 120W AND 128W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N115.5W TO 25N115W TO 19N133W TO 11N111W TO 03.4S119W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. .36 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 22N BETWEEN 114W AND 135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. W OF LINE FROM 17N140W TO 13N110W TO 09N110W TO 03.4S118W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 20N BETWEEN 112W AND 137W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. S OF LINE 15N140W TO 15N104W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND SW SWELL. W OF LINE FROM 13N140W TO 05N121W TO 00N121W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. .GULF OF CALIFORNIA 06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT APPROACH 31.5N114.5W. N OF 29.5N E OF 114W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 31.5N113.5W TO 29.5N114W. W OF FRONT AND N OF 30N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 09N BETWEEN 100W AND 103W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 10N BETWEEN 102W AND 105W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 02N TO 13N BETWEEN 105W AND 112W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. .12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 1430 UTC SAT DEC 16... .TROUGH FROM 16N105W TO 14N111W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 19N104W TO 15N110W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... ITCZ FROM 08N81W TO 08N84W TO 06N93W TO 10N130W TO BEYOND 10N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 07N TO 09N BETWEEN 96W AND 100W AND FROM 07N TO 10N BETWEEN 107W AND 111W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 12N TO 15N BETWEEN 134W AND 139W. $$ .FORECASTER MCELROY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.