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FZPN03 KNHC 160343
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SUN DEC 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN DEC 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON DEC 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE DEC 18.

.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 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 
FROM 16N95W TO 13N96W TO 11N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
12 TO 15 FT. REMAINDER AREA N OF 09N BETWEEN 93W AND 101W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14.5N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 
FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 12N BETWEEN 93.5W AND 97.5W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 04N TO 14.5N 
BETWEEN 93W AND 116W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST N OF 12N BETWEEN 94W AND 97W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 01N TO 15N BETWEEN 92W AND 116W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.W OF LINE FROM 30N116W TO 20N110W TO 08N116W TO 08N140W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW WATERS.
.06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N137W 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 11 
FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST FAR NW. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N129W TO 26N140W. NW OF 
FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 24 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 07N W OF 116W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N122W TO 
28N132W TO 26N140W. NW OF LINE FROM 29N115W TO 15N125W TO 
08N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 27N115W TO 08N117W TO 03N140W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. 

.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 09N89W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0330 UTC SUN DEC 16...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 08N78W TO 08N84W TO 06N90W. 
ITCZ FROM 06N90W TO 04N100W TO 06N115W TO 09N130W TO 08N140W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 08N TO 18N W OF 119W.

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.FORECASTER RAMOS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.