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FZPN03 KNHC 150933
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC SAT DEC 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN DEC 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON DEC 17.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO
14N95W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40
KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 13N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO
14N95W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45
KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE
FROM 16N95W TO 11.5N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14
FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 08N TO 14N BETWEEN 93W AND 103W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO
14N95W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40
KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE
FROM 16N95W TO 13N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13
FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 03N TO 14N BETWEEN 92W AND 114W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.NE OF LINE FROM 23N110W TO 00N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 29N134W. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N138W TO 29N140W. NW OF 
FRONT 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. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N128W TO 26N140W. NW OF LINE
FROM 30N123W TO 16N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 21 FT IN
NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 30N134W. ELSEWHERE N OF 05N E OF 110W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.

.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 10N87W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 10N90W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 09N90W...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 0900 UTC SAT DEC 15...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM FROM 06N77W TO 05N93W. ITCZ 
FROM 05N93W TO 09N128W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM EITHER 
SIDE OF THE ITCZ BETWEEN 118W AND 128W.

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.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.