000
FZPN03 KNHC 140335
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC FRI DEC 14 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI DEC 14.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT DEC 15.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN DEC 16.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.18 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 
95.5W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W 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 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95W 
TO 13.5N95.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 
TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 
16N95W TO 13.5N95.5W TO 10.5N100W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 09N TO 14N BETWEEN 93W 
AND 101W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.TROUGH FROM 09N137W TO 18N132W. FROM 12N TO 20N BETWEEN TROUGH 
AND 140W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. FROM 15N TO 20N 
E OF TROUGH TO 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N118W TO 21N129W TO 14N117W TO 
10N136W TO 08N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. S OF 20N SEAS 8 TO 9 FT 
IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. N OF 20N SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 09N131W TO 18N128W. COLD FRONT 
FROM 30N131W TO 26N140W. FROM 14N TO 19N W OF TROUGH TO 140W NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. NW OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 
30N116W TO 23N113W TO 14N122W TO 08N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL S OF 20N AND IN NW 
SWELL N OF 20N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. NEW 
COLD FRONT NW OF AREA. N OF 29N W OF 138W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N116.5W TO 
19N111W TO 13N113W TO 03N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT N OF 20N IN NW SWELL AND 8 TO 10 FT S OF 20N IN MIXED NW AND 
NE SWELL.

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

.S OF 04N W OF 106W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 00N W OF 106W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 01.5S W OF 113W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
8 FT IN MIXED SWELL.

.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 11.5N86W TO 
10N88W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 11.5N86W TO 
10N88W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0230 UTC FRI DEC 14...

.SCATTERED LIGHT TO MODERATE FROM 16N TO 26N BETWEEN 122W AND 
134W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 08N75W TO 10N86W TO 06N101W. ITCZ CONTINUES 
FROM 06N101W TO 10N136W TO BEYOND 08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION FROM 01N TO 08.5N E OF 93W. 

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.