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FZPN03 KNHC 201459
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC THU DEC 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU DEC 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI DEC 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT DEC 22.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 95W AND 96W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.15 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT.
SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM
16N95W TO 14N95W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14.5N95W TO 13N97W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13.5N95.5W TO 11.5N98W N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N95.5W TO 13N97W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 15N 
BETWEEN 93W AND 105W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. 

...GALE WARNING...
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 10N87W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 11.5N E OF 87W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 
08N90W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 11.5N E OF 87W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 
07.5N90.5W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

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

.N OF 26N BETWEEN 120W AND 128W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 
13 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 14N TO 18N W OF 138W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 12 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE IN OPEN WATERS W 
OF 96W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 15N W OF 135W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE IN OPEN WATERS W OF LINE FROM 
30N116W TO 07N93W TO 03.4S92W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 15N W OF 136W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N W OF 105W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N BETWEEN 
116W AND 128W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.

.42 HOUR FORECAST N OF 05N BETWEEN 79W AND 82W...INCLUDING GULF
OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 05N BETWEEN 79W AND 82W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC THU DEC 20...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
SURFACE TROUGH FROM 05N77W TO 05N100W. ITCZ FROM 05N100W TO 
07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 03N TO 08N E OF 
80W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 05N TO 09N W OF 129W.

$$
.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.