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FZPN03 KNHC 080308
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SAT DEC 08 2018

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT DEC 08.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN DEC 09.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON DEC 10.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...

.36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14.5N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 
TO 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 
16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13.5N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 14N95.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 14N95.5W TO 13N97W 
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N88W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
FROM 08N TO 10N BETWEEN 95W AND 99W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 10N BETWEEN 97W AND 99W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.N OF LINE FROM 19N111W TO 10N119W TO 00N13W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT APPROACH 30N140W. W OF LINE FROM 
30N131W TO 25N136W TO 25N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN NW SWELL. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 19N140W TO 25N116W TO 
20N108W TO 10N101W TO 02S114W TO 00N120W TO 00N140W TO 19N140W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N133W TO 29N135W...THEN 
WEAKENING COLD FRONT TO 26N138W. W OF LINE FROM 30N128W TO 
20N135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 30N140W. W OF LINE FROM 20N132W TO 18N118W 
TO 12N102W TO 03N102W TO 03.4S106W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.

.42 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA W OF LINE FROM 25N109.5W TO 
27N111W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0245 UTC SAT DEC 8...

.TROUGH FROM 11N113W TO 16N113W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED 
STRONG FROM 12N TO 15N BETWEEN 107W TO 111W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 08N75W TO 09N87W TO 07N94W TO 06N100W. ITCZ 
CONTINUES FROM 06N100W TO 06N107W TO 08N124W. ITCZ RESUMES FROM 
08N127W TO 08N133W TO BEYOND 07N140W. NUMEROUS MODERATE 
SCATTERED STRONG FROM 08N TO 10N W OF 135W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
FROM 06N TO 09N BETWEEN 95W AND 98W.

$$
.FORECASTER MCELROY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.