000 FZPN03 KNHC 180335 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0430 UTC TUE DEC 18 2018 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 TUE DEC 18. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED DEC 19. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU DEC 20. .WARNINGS. ...GALE WARNING... .WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W... INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 01.5N TO 14N BETWEEN 93W AND 114W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 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 WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 12.5N BETWEEN 94W AND 96.5W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. FROM 03S TO 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 112W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 30N120W TO 24.5N140W. FROM 08N TO 14N BETWEEN 131W AND 140W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 29N114W TO 25N114.5W TO 07N127W TO 07N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 9 TO 19 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 30N125W. REMAINDER OF AREA W OF 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT ILL DEFINED. FROM 13N TO 17N BETWEEN 124W AND 134W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 15 FT WITH NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 00N W OF 108W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 03S TO 11N BETWEEN 93W AND 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT ENTERING AREA NEAR 30N140W. N OF 29N W OF 137W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 30N125W TO 18N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA W OF 103W...EXCLUDING GULF OF CALIFORNIA...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. FROM 00N TO 17N BETWEEN 97W AND 103W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .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 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 06.5N TO 09.5N BETWEEN 88.5W AND 93W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11.5N86W TO 10.5N88W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 06.5N TO 09N BETWEEN 90W AND 93W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF PAPAGAYO WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .GULF OF PANAMA N OF 06.5N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST 04N TO 08N BETWEEN 79W AND 80.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .18 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF PANAMA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 23N TO 28N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .42 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 24N TO 29N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 0200 UTC TUE DEC 18... .SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 13N TO 17.5N BETWEEN 108W AND 118W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... TROUGH FROM 06N74W TO 03.5N79W TO 05N86W. ITCZ FROM 05N87W TO 07N124W TO BEYOND 04N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF TROUGH AND ITCZ BETWEEN 83W AND 119W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION FROM 06N TO 09N BETWEEN 121W AND 132W. $$ .FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.