000
FZPN03 KNHC 081008 RRA
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC SAT DEC 08.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN DEC 09.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON DEC 10.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
14N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.39 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 
15N95W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 13.5N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 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 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 14N96W TO 13N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 14N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 14N96W TO 13N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 13N97W TO 
12.5N100W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.TROUGH FROM 13N97W TO 08N98W. WITHIN 90 NM OF THE TROUGH E TO 
SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 12N104W TO 09N105W. WITHIN 60 NM 
OF TROUGH FROM 09N TO 11N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING TROUGH FROM 12N109W TO 09N110W. 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.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 
FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 09N98W TO 09N100W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN DECAYING MIXED SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.COLD FRONT JUST NW OF AREA. NW OF LINE FROM 20N109W TO 10N118W 
TO 07N123W TO 00N128W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N139W TO 28N140W. NW OF LINE 
FROM 30N130W TO 23N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N137W TO 27N140W. LITTLE 
CHANGE IN WINDS AND SEAS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 30N132W TO 28N133W 
AND DISSIPATING FRONT TO 26N139W. W OF LINE FROM 30N128W TO 
20N131W TO 17N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW 
SWELL...EXCEPT 12 TO 15 FT NW OF LINE FROM 30N132W TO 24N140W. 

.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 24N127W TO 25N115W TO 
13N106W TO 03N108W TO 03.4S112W TO 03.4S120W TO 00N120W TO 
00N140W TO 21N140W TO 24N127W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 22N127W TO 21N109W TO 
11N100W TO 03N107W TO 03.4S111W TO 00N120W TO 00N140W TO 20N140W 
TO 22N127W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 19N123W TO 14N105W TO 
05N102W TO 3.4S104W TO 03.4S120W TO 00N120W TO 00N137W TO 
07N140W TO 17N140W TO 19N123W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN NW SWELL.

.36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE 
OF LINE FROM 25N111W TO 27N111W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0945 UTC SAT DEC 08...

.SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 
12.5N106W TO 14N109W TO 16N112W.

.SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM OF 15N113W...WITHIN 30 NM OF 
LINE FROM 07N96W TO 09N98W AND WITHIN 30 NM OF 07N78W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 08N75W TO 09N85W TO 08.5N96W.
ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 07N101W TO 06N114W TO 08N127W TO 10N133W TO 
BEYOND 07N140W. NUMEROUS MODERATE SCATTERED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM 
N AND 60 NM S OF ITCZ W OF 134W.

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.