000 FZPN03 KNHC 162147 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2230 UTC SUN DEC 16 2018 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1800 UTC SUN DEC 16. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON DEC 17. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE DEC 18. .WARNINGS. ...GALE WARNING... .WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95.5W... INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 12N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 06N TO 14N BETWEEN 93W AND 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .12 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 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. .36 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 N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FORM 11.5N TO 13.5N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 96.5W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED N AND SW SWELL. FROM 01N TO 11N BETWEEN 93W AND 100W...AND ALSO S OF 13N BETWEEN 100W AND 107W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11.5N86W TO 08.5N90W... INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11.5N86W TO 09N89.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 1.51N86W TO 09N89W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .COLD FRONT FROM 30N133W TO 27N140W. NW OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 15 TO 25 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW. WITHIN 120 NM SE OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 05N W OF 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 30N125W TO 27N135W THEN WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT TO 26N140W. NW OF LINE FROM 30N116W TO 15N127W TO 10N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 10 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N. ELSEWHERE N OF 03N W OF 112W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED 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 0230 UTC SUN DEC 16... .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 08N75W TO 06.5N88.5W. ITCZ FROM 06.5N89W TO 05.5N102W TO 05.5N130W TO BEYOND 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 210 NM N AND 120 NM S OF ITCZ BETWEEN 116W AND 130W. $$ .FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.