000 FZPN03 KNHC 150332 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0430 UTC SAT DEC 15 2018 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 SAT DEC 15. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN DEC 16. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON DEC 17. .WARNINGS. ...GALE WARNING... .WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16.5N94.5W TO 14.5N94.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16.5N94.5W TO 13.5N95W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95W TO 10.5N99W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16.5N94.5W TO 14N94.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 14N95W TO 12N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA BOUNDED FROM 04N TO 14.5N BETWEEN 92.5W AND 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .TROUGH FROM 09N133W TO 17N127W. COLD FRONT FROM 30N132W TO 25.5N140W. FROM 16N TO 18.5N BETWEEN 126W AND 132W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. FROM 12N TO 17N W OF 137W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT. NW OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF LINE FROM 30N116W TO 26N114W TO 15N122W TO 08N135W TO 00N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT S OF 20N IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 09N133W TO 17N128W. COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. NEW COLD FRONT NW OF AREA. N OF 28.5N W OF 138W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 14N TO 16N BETWEEN 122W AND 132W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N117W TO 19N111W TO 08N117W TO 04N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL... HIGHEST NEAR 30N127W. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. COLD FRONT FROM 30N131W TO 26N140W. NW OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL. WITHIN 150 NM SE OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 20N...AND 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL S OF 20N. .S OF 01S W OF 101W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 01S W OF 108W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN SW SWELL. .36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11.5N86W TO 10N88W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11.5N86W TO 08N90.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11.5N86W TO 09.5N89W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 10.5N BETWEEN 89W AND 92.5W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 0230 UTC SAT DEC 15... .TROUGH FROM 09N133W TO 17N127W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 14N TO 23N BETWEEN 117W AND 127W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH FROM 09N72W TO 06N82W TO 06N104W. ITCZ CONTINUES FROM 06N104W TO 09N131W TO BEYOND 08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION WITHIN 150 NM S OF TROUGH BETWEEN 77W AND 86W...AND FROM 05N TO 11.5N BETWEEN 125W AND 137W. $$ .FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.