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FZPN03 KNHC 181501
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC TUE DEC 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED DEC 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU DEC 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 09N89W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.W OF LINE FROM 30N116W TO 24N111W TO 06N134W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FORECAST WATERS W 
OF LINE 24N111W TO 12N92W TO 02N98W TO 03.4S103W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL...MIXED WITH NE SWELL E OF 
100W. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST NW OF LINE FROM 30N133W TO 24N140W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE IN OPEN WATERS 
W OF 100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL... 
HIGHEST NEAR 15N115W. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST IN OPEN WATERS W OF 95W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 29N123W.

.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 24N TO 27N NW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 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 1500 UTC TUE DEC 18...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
ITCZ FROM 06N94W TO 07N120W TO 07N132W TO 06N140W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 02N TO 07N E OF 80W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE CONVECTION FROM 04N TO 08N BETWEEN 100W AND 120W.

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.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.