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FZPN03 KNHC 161549
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC SUN DEC 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON DEC 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE DEC 18.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO
14N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 
KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 
FROM 16N95W TO 12N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 
FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 08N TO 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 102W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.
.18 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 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 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 04N TO 14N BETWEEN 93W AND 110W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 
35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 
14 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 02N TO 14N BETWEEN 93W AND 111W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 12.5N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 02N TO 14N BETWEEN 
92W AND 112W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 13N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 01N TO 14N BETWEEN 94W 
AND 112W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N95W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 01N TO 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 100W... 
AND ALSO S OF 13N BETWEEN 100W AND 106W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 
09N89W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 09N89W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 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.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N135W TO 28N140W. NW OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 09N W OF 110W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 30N127W TO 27N132W 
THEN WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT TO 26N140W. NW OF LINE FROM 
30N120W TO 23N126W TO 14N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 13 TO 18 
FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 17 TO 22 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 25N BETWEEN 
125W AND 135W. ELSEWHERE N OF 05N W OF 112W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. NW OF LINE FROM 23N110W TO 
08N118W TO 00N130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO 
N SWELL...EXCEPT 14 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 24N E OF 125W. 
ELSWHERE N OF 01N W OF 107W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT 
IN NW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1530 UTC SUN DEC 16...

.SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 09N127W TO 
09N130W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 07N78W TO 06N88W. ITCZ FROM 
06N88W TO 04N100W TO 07N118W TO 08N130W TO 09N140W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF ITCZ BETWEEN 116W AND 121W.

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.