000
FZPN03 KNHC 190937
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC WED DEC 19 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED DEC 19.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU DEC 20.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI DEC 21.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 14N BETWEEN 95W AND 96W N 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. 
SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM
16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13.5N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 26N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 28N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 25N TO 29N NW WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.NW OF LINE FROM 30N135W TO 27N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12
TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FOR OPEN WATERS W OF 105W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 
15N120W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST OPEN WATERS W OF 95W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 30N125W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 14N W OF 135W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 23N110W TO 03.4S09W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. 

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0900 UTC WED DEC 19...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
ITCZ FROM 05N98W TO 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM 
N OF ITCZ W OF 135W.

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.