000
FZPN03 KNHC 170303
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SUN DEC 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN DEC 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON DEC 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE DEC 19.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC... N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.N OF 27N BETWEEN 116W AND 125W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 15 FT. N OF 27N BETWEEN 125W AND 130W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N116W TO 
10N120W TO 01N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 27N114W TO 25N120W. 
N OF 22N W OF 114W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO 
N SWELL. S OF LINE FROM 15N140W TO 10N120W TO 10N120W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED N OF 21N W OF 128W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. FROM 18N TO 22N 
BETWEEN 113W AND 128 WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW 
TO N SWELL. 

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 31N113W TO 
28N113W. N OF 30N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.06 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 89W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 87W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
FROM 08N TO 10N BETWEEN 90W AND 93W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
FT IN NE SWELL. 

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0300 UTC SUN DEC 17...

.SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF 
LINE FROM 16N102W TO 14N114W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
ITCZ FROM 07N92W TO 07N101W TO 10N124W TO BEYOND 09N140W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE AND ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 60 NM N OF ITCZ 
BETWEEN 102W AND 105W AND WITHIN 60 NM S OF ITCZ BETWEEN 110W 
AND 115W.

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.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.