000
FZPN03 KNHC 081547
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC SAT DEC 8 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC SAT DEC 8.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN DEC  9.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON DEC 10.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.21 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING GULF
OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO
15N95W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.33 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.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO
15N95W TO 13.5N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE
WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 11N100W...INCLUDING
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.TROUGH ALONG 99W FROM 06N TO 13N. FROM 09N TO 11N BETWEEN 98W
AND 100W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 30N116W TO 10N111W TO 00S123W TO 00S140W
TO 30N140W TO 30N116W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 30N133W TO 26N136W TO 
23N140W TO 30N140W TO 30N133W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 10 TO 12 
FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 15N104W TO 
05N102W TO 03S108W TO 00S140W TO 19N140W TO 19N116W TO 15N104W E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 14N109W TO 03.4S102W TO
01N139W TO 30N140W TO 18N123W TO 14N109W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.

.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N85W TO
10N88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... NE 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 1500 UTC SAT DEC 8...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 09N76W TO 08N93W. ITCZ FROM 
08N100W TO 08N140W. NUMEROUS MODERATE AND SCATTERED STRONG WITHIN
90 NM OF THE ITCZ W OF 130W.

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.