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FZPN03 KNHC 171519
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC MON DEC 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE DEC 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED DEC 19.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 15 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 
14.5N95.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 
35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95W TO 12N96.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 02N TO 15N BETWEEN 
92W AND 112W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW 
AND NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN N TO NE SWELL. 
WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 14N110W TO 11N99W TO 07N93W TO 03.4S104W 
TO 03.4S112W TO 08N115W TO 14N110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH PARAGRAPH BELOW.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N126W TO 28.5N128W...THEN STATIONARY FRONT TO 
26N134W TO 24.5N140W. FROM 08N TO 10N BETWEEN 127W AND 132W E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N119W 
TO 22N126W TO 15N135W TO 13N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 
21 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 30N130W. REMAINDER OF AREA W OF 
LINE FROM 30N117W TO 25N117W TO 21N113W TO 15N112W TO 05N112W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONTS DISSIPATED. FROM 07N TO 11N W OF 135W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF LINE FROM 26N113W TO 14N118W TO 08N128W TO 
05N136W TO 05N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 17 
FT...HIGHEST NEAR 30N120W. REMAINDER OF AREA N OF LINE FROM 
14N110W TO 08N115W TO 00N127W TO 00N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE FROM 20N116W TO 15N103W TO 07N95W TO 
03.4S105W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 25N118W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT NW OF AREA. N OF LINE FROM 30N133W 
TO 24N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. 
AREA BOUNDED BY 27N116W TO 17N107W TO 04N117W TO 10N136W TO 
27N116W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE IN OPEN WATERS W OF 100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.

.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 
08N88W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 25N TO 27N WITHIN 60 
NM OF THE COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1445 UTC MON DEC 17...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
NO SIGNIFICANT MONSOON TROUGH OBSERVED. ITCZ FROM 05N89W TO 
04N94W TO 05N101W TO 05N113W TO 08N123W TO 05N132W TO BEYOND 
04N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 04N TO 07N 
BETWEEN 104W TO 109W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 05N TO 09N BETWEEN 
121W AND 128W.

$$
.FORECASTER MCELROY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.