000 FZPN03 KNHC 210315 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0430 UTC FRI DEC 21 2018 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 FRI DEC 21. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT DEC 22. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN DEC 23. .WARNINGS. ...GALE WARNING... .WITHIN 15 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15.5N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N96.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 12N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 14N95.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 08 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94W TO 12N97W TO 11N99W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 09N TO 15N BETWEEN 93W AND 102W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13.5N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 105W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ...GALE WARNING... .18 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. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11.5N86W TO 09N88W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10.5N86.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 08.5N88.5W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 09N88W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 11N86W TO 06N89W TO 05N95W TO 08N95W TO 11N91W TO 11N86W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .N OF 29N E OF 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 136W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 11 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE IN OPEN WATERS W OF 93W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. .06 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 14N W OF 137W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N116W TO 20N110W TO 04N91W TO 03.4S93W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 14N W OF 137W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE IN OPEN WATERS W OF LINE FROM 30N116W TO 18N106W TO 04N107W TO 02N94W TO 03.4S92W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 14N W OF 137W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 22N138W TO 11N126W TO 07N135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 03.4S105W TO 02N109W TO 05N105W TO 08N95W TO 13N97W TO 15N104W TO 14N115W TO 05N117W TO 00N127W TO 00N120W TO 03.4S120W TO 03.4S105W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 10N104W. N OF 29N BETWEEN 116W AND 128W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL. .30 HOUR FORECAST N OF 05N BETWEEN 79W AND 81W...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 05N BETWEEN 79W AND 81W...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 0245 UTC FRI DEC 21... .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... SURFACE TROUGH FROM 09N74W TO 04N80W TO 04N99W. ITCZ CONTINUES FROM 04N99W TO 06N108W TO 08N122W TO 08N132W TO BEYOND 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 05N TO 07N BETWEEN 82W AND 89W AND FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 117W AND 121W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 05N TO 11N BETWEEN 130W AND 138W. $$ .FORECASTER MCELROY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.