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FZPN03 KNHC 090957
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC SUN DEC 09 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN DEC 09.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON DEC 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE DEC 11.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 15 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 
15N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.15 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 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 
15N95W TO 13N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
14N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 
TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 
16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
13.5N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 
30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 
FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 15 FT. WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 13N96W TO 12.5N99W NE TO 
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95.5W 
TO 13N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 
TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE FROM 
16N95W TO 14.5N95.5W TO 13N97W TO 12N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 12N98W TO 
11N100W TO 10N102W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT 
IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA BOUNDED BY 16N95W TO 
14N93W TO 07N93W TO 08N98W TO 11N107W TO 14N103W TO 16N95W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.TROUGH FROM 14N103W TO 07N104W. WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF 
TROUGH FROM 10N TO 12N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH TO WEAKEN FROM 14N110W TO 07N111W. 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS AS DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH BELOW.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N136W TO 27N140W. W OF LINE FROM 30N135W TO 
26N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL 
...EXCEPT 10 TO 13 FT FAR NW PART. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 
18N140W TO 21N131W TO 19N108W TO 08N102W TO 03N103W TO 03.4S108W 
TO 03.4S120W TO 00N120W TO 00N136W TO 07N140W TO 18N140W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N132W TO 28N134W...THEN 
DISSIPATING COLD FRONT TO 26N138W. W OF LINE FROM 30N126W TO 
22N131W TO 17N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW 
SWELL...EXCEPT 11 TO 13 FT W OF FRONT N OF 28N. WITHIN AREA 
BOUNDED BY 17N140W TO 17N128W TO 17N116W TO 11N107W TO 06N104W 
TO 03.4S105W TO 03.4S120W TO 00N120W TO 00N135W TO 17N140W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATING FROM 30N124W TO 28N135W. W 
OF LINE FROM 30N116W TO 16N118W TO 07N127W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 10 TO 12 FT FROM 10N TO 19N 
W OF 137W. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 16N118W TO 13N114W TO 04N106W 
TO 03.4S101W TO 03.4S120W TO 00N120W TO 00N127W TO 16N118W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN SUBSIDING NW SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA WITHIN 30 NM E OF BAJA CALIFORNIA COAST FROM 
25N TO 27N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 10N87W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.39 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 10N87W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0930 UTC SUN DEC 09...

.TROUGH FROM 14N103W TO 07N104W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 
NM W OF TROUGH FROM 10N TO 14N...AND WITHIN 60 NM E OF TROUGH 
FROM 07N TO 14N.

.SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 30 NM OF 15N113W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 08N76W TO 08N90W. ITCZ EXTENDS 
FROM 08N90W TO 08N102W WHERE IT BRIEFLY ENDS. IT RESUMES AT 
08N106W TO 07N120W TO 06N130W TO BEYOND 07N140W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 180 NM N OF ITCZ W OF 133W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM S OF ITCZ BETWEEN 114W AND 
117W...ALSO WITHIN 90 NM S OF ITCZ BETWEEN 125W AND 127W AND 
WITHIN 60 NM N OF ITCZ BETWEEN 127W AND 129W.

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.