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FZPN03 KNHC 130337
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC THU DEC 13 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU DEC 13.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI DEC 14.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT DEC 15.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 14N WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT. FROM 01.5N TO 12N BETWEEN 90W AND 102W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND N SWELL. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC AREA N OF 12N WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONDITIONS TO MERGE WITH AREA 
DESCRIBED BELOW.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.42 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 14.5N BETWEEN 94.5W 
AND 96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16.5N95W TO 
14.5N95W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 
35 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 13.5N95.5W...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 11.5N86W TO 10N88.5W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE 
FROM 08N TO 11N BETWEEN 88.5W AND 90W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.TROUGH FROM 08N132W TO 13N128W. FROM 12.5N TO 20N W OF 124W NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 00N W OF 
110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 
FROM 02N TO 17N BETWEEN 102W AND 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 09N137W TO 18N131W. FROM 15N TO 
20N W OF TROUGH TO 136W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 
FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N117W TO 22N128W TO 14N121W TO 
09N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL... 
HIGHEST NW.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 09N134W TO 17N127W. NW OF LINE 
FROM 30N129W TO 24N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN 
FRESH NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 30N116W TO 22N113W TO 
08N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE 
SWELL.

.12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 25N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 25N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 02N TO 11N BETWEEN 103W AND 114W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL. S OF 05N W OF 104W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 01S W OF 105W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
TO 8 FT IN SW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0230 UTC WED DEC 12...

.SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 17N TO 21N W OF 138W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 09.5N72W TO 09.5N83W TO 05N100W. 
ITCZ FROM 05N100W TO 09N117W TO 10N130W TO BEYOND 08N140W. NO 
SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION IS OBSERVED.

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.