000
FZPN03 KNHC 180932
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC TUE DEC 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED DEC 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU DEC 20.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W...INCLUDING
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W
TO 13N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO
13N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO
10N88W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.FROM 09N TO 13N BETWEEN 93W AND 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. N OF 02N W OF 110W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 30N120W. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST NW OF LINE FROM 30N137W TO 27.5N140W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE IN OPEN
WATERS W OF 105W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW
SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 15N120W. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST IN OPEN WATERS W OF 95W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 30N125W.

.30 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 24N TO 27N NW WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0900 UTC TUE DEC 18...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
NO MONSOON TROUGH OBSERVED. ITCZ FROM 06N95W TO 07N120W TO 
09N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 05N TO 08N BETWEEN 108W AND 
113W.

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.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.