000
FZPN03 KNHC 140948
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC FRI DEC 14.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT DEC 15.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN DEC 16.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING GULF
OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.15 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 
14.5N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO
15N95W TO 14N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS
30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE
OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N96.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 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 12N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12
FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 08N TO 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 103W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 25N TO 28N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.TROUGH FROM 07N137W TO 20N128W. FROM 15N TO 20N BETWEEN 125W 
AND 140W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF
LINE FROM 29N116W TO 08N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT
IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 10N129W TO 18N126W. NW OF LINE
FROM 23N110W TO 03N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN
NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 30N132W. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. NW OF LINE FROM 30N137W TO
29N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL.
ELSEWHERE N OF 06N W OF 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT
IN NW SWELL.

.S OF 00N E OF 105W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM
11N86W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEASTO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0900 UTC FRI DEC 14...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 07N77W TO 06N105W. ITCZ FROM 
06N105W TO 09N133W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 05N TO 08N E OF
80W...FROM 04N TO 07N BETWEEN 92W AND 94W...AND FROM 18N TO 21N 
BETWEEN 127W AND 130W.

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.