000
FZPN03 KNHC 120330
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED DEC 12 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED DEC 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU DEC 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI DEC 14.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13.5N95.5W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 
16N95W TO 14.5N95.5W TO 10.5N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
9 TO 16 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 03.5N TO 14.5N BETWEEN 93W 
AND 107W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 12 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N95.5W TO 12N96.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 01.5N TO 
14N BETWEEN 91.5W AND 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 11 FT IN 
NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 01N TO 17N BETWEEN 90W AND 110W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEA CONDITIONS MERGED 
WITH AREA TO THE WEST DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH BELOW.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 08.5N90W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 
07N TO 11N BETWEEN 90W AND 93W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN MERGING NW AND NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF PAPAGAYO WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 07N TO 11N BETWEEN 89W AND 90W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS TO PROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 30N115W TO 25N121W TO 23N130W. FROM 
10N TO 26N W OF 130W...AND FROM 14N TO 19N BETWEEN 122W AND 
130W...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE W 
OF LINE FROM 30N116W TO 24N113W TO 12N115W TO 02N110W TO 
03.4S110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. FROM 12N TO 23N W OF 121W NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 
FROM 30N117W TO 20N109W TO 00N110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 15N TO 20N BETWEEN 128W AND 137W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 
30N118W TO 20N128W TO 05N95W TO 03.4S107W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29.5N NW WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0200 UTC WED DEC 12...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 07N75W TO 05.5N79W TO 07N85W TO 05.5N92W. 
ITCZ FROM 05.5N92W TO 08.5N114W TO 10.5N127W TO BEYOND 07N140W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION FROM 03S TO 04.5N 
BETWEEN 76.5W AND 82W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION 
FROM 07N TO 17.5N BETWEEN 115W AND 137W.

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.