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FZPN03 KNHC 250318
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC MON DEC 25 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON DEC 25.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE DEC 26.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED DEC 27.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...

.WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W...INCLUDING 
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 
14N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 
35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 
16N95W TO 14N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 
15N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 
35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 
16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 95W AND 100W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. 
.39 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95.5W 
TO 13N97W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 94W 
AND 100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
14N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N136W TO 25N140W. N OF 27N E OF FRONT 
TO 134W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 
LINE FROM 30N131W TO 18N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SURFACE TROUGH FROM 30N135W TO 24N140W. W OF 
LINE FROM 30N128W TO 20N126W TO 11N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE FROM 30N136W TO 23N136W TO 22N125W 
TO 16N131W TO 21N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
PRIMARILY NW SWELL.

.FROM 10N TO 11.5N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 11.5N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 08N 
TO 11N BETWEEN 89W AND 91W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE 
SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0300 UTC MON DEC 25...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...

SURFACE TROUGH FROM 05N77W TO 07N95W. ITCZ CONTINUES FROM 07N95W 
TO 09N110W TO 09N120W TO 07N130W TO 10N140W. SURFACE TROUGH FROM 
18N118W TO ITCZ AXIS NEAR 10N121W. ISOLATED MODERATE FROM 04N TO 
08N BETWEEN 77W AND 81W. ISOLATED MODERATE FROM 06N TO 09N 
BETWEEN 100W AND 107W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 12N TO 19N 
BETWEEN 117W AND 121W.   

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.FORECASTER . NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.