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FZPN03 KNHC 260216
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC TUE DEC 26 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED DEC 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU DEC 28.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 16N94.5W TO 16N95W TO 15.5N95.5W TO
15N95.5W TO 15N94.5W TO 15.5N94.5W TO 16N94.5W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
ELSEWHERE AREA BOUNDED BY 16N94W TO 16N96W TO 15N97W TO 14N97W 
TO 14N96W TO 15N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
REMAINDER OF AREA BOUNDED BY 15N94W TO 14N96W TO 16N96W TO 
12N101W TO 11N97W TO 12N94W TO 15N94W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SW AND NE SWELL. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 
15N96W TO 13N97W TO 13N95W TO 14N94W TO 16N95W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT. ELSEHWERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 15N94W TO 15N96W TO 11N101W
TO 08N98W TO 08N95W TO 10N95W TO 15N94W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SW AND NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 
15N96W TO 14N96W TO 14N95W TO 15N95W TO 16N95W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 14N95W TO 14N97W TO 11N102W TO 
08N102W TO 07N98W TO 08N94W TO 14N95W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
FT IN MIXED SW AND NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 15N94W TO 16N94W TO 
15N96W TO 13N97W TO 13N95W TO 15N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NE
WIND WAVES AND SW SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 11N86W TO 11N88W TO 10N88W TO 09N88W TO
09N87W TO 10N86W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED 
BY 11N92W TO 11N93W TO 10N94W TO 08N94W TO 07N91W TO 08N90W TO 
11N92W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED SW AND NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 11N86W TO 11N87W TO 
11N88W TO 10N89W TO 10N88W TO 10N87W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 10N89W TO 11N92W TO 10N94W TO 
08N94W TO 07N93W TO 08N90W TO 10N89W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
FT IN MIXED SW AND NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 11N86W TO 11N87W 
TO 11N88W TO 10N88W TO 10N87W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
AREA BOUNDED BY 10N91W TO 10N93W TO 09N93W TO 08N92W TO 08N90W TO
10N91W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED SW AND NE SWELL. 

.WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 27N127W TO 30N122W TO 30N140W TO 11N140W
TO 17N134W TO 18N127W TO 27N127W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO
9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 24N123W TO 24N133W TO
30N136W TO 30N140W TO 12N140W TO 18N120W TO 24N123W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 29N127W TO 30N140W TO 
13N140W TO 18N129W TO 11N119W TO 15N115W TO 29N127W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0200 UTC TUE DEC 26...

.SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 12N TO 18N BETWEEN 113W
AND 117W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 1009 MB LOW AT 06N79W TO 08N107W. ITCZ 
EXTENDS FROM 08N107W TO 10N125W TO 08N140W. ISOLATED MODERATE 
WITHIN 120 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 110W AND 125W.

$$
.FORECASTER LANDSEA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.