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FZPN03 KNHC 152141
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SAT DEC 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN DEC 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON DEC 17.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N96W
...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. 
SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 
FROM 16N95W TO 13N96W TO 11N99W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 M EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 
13N96W...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 13N96W TO 11N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
12 TO 14 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 05N TO 14N BETWEEN 93W AND 
116W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND 
NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 12N BETWEEN 94W AND 97W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 01N TO 14N BETWEEN 93W AND 115W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.NE OF LINE FROM 30N117W TO 20N110W TO 13N114W TO 07N140W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.12 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 07N W OF 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST FAR NW. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N130W TO 26N140W. NW OF 
FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 24 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 08N W OF 116W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N124W TO 28N134W TO 
26N140W. NW OF LINE FROM 32N117W TO 30N116W TO 15N130W TO 
10N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 05N W OF 116W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT IN NW SWELL. 

.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 10N87W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 08N90W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2145 UTC SAT DEC 15...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM FROM 06N77W TO 05N93W. ITCZ 
FROM 05N93W TO 05N110W TO 08N128W TO 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
FROM 10N TO 21N W OF 112W.

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.FORECASTER RAMOS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.