000
FZPN03 KNHC 170333
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC MON DEC 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON DEC 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE DEC 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED DEC 19.

.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 
8 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 
16N94.5W TO 13.5N95W TO 12.5N96.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 03N TO 15N BETWEEN 92W 
AND 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W 
TO 13.5N95.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 00N TO 14N BETWEEN 
93.5W AND 114W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED 
SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 13.5N95W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 03S TO 13N BETWEEN 92.5W 
AND 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF 11N BETWEEN 95W AND 106W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11.5N86W TO 09.5N88.5W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
E.SEWHERE FROM 07N TO 11N BETWEEN 88W AND 92W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.06 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 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11.5N86W 
TO 09.5N88.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 09.5N BETWEEN 88.5W AND 
93.5W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF PAPAGAYO WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 07N TO 09.5N BETWEEN 89W AND 92W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N130W TO 25.5N140W. NW OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 20 TO 24 FT IN NW SWELL. WITHIN 120 NM SE OF FRONT 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N 
OF 06N W OF 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 30N122W TO 26N132W. 
NW OF LINE FROM 28N114.5W TO 25N115W TO 09N128W TO 05.5N140W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 10 TO 19 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 
30N1123W. ELSEWHERE N OF 00N W OF 114W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 00N W OF 110W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL S OF 
20N...AND IN NW SWELL N OF 20N. ELSEWHERE W OF 106W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. 

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0230 UTC MON DEC 17...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 08.5N72W TO 05N87W. ITCZ FROM 05N87W 
TO 03.5N97W TO 06N106W TO 03N131W TO BEYOND 04N140W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION FROM 05.5N TO 11N BETWEEN 
117W AND 131W.

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.