000 FZPN03 KNHC 212132 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2230 UTC FRI DEC 21 2018 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1800 UTC FRI DEC 21. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT DEC 22. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN DEC 23. .WARNINGS. ...GALE WARNING... .WITHIN 45 OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 12N96W TO 11.5N99W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 93W AND 100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 14N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 12.5N98W TO 11N102W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 08N TO 14N BETWEEN 93W AND 103W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N97W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 14N BETWEEN 93W AND 105W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14.5N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W... INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTNPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. ...GALE WARNING... .WITHIN 15 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N87W... INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N87W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 09.5N88W TO 07.5N91.5W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N88W TO 07.5N92W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N87W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N87W TO 08.5N90.5W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N87W TO 07.5N92W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .FROM 09N TO 14N W OF 136W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL COMBINED WITH NE WIND WAVES. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 30N116W TO 20N108W TO 10N104W TO 00N92W TO 03.4S92W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 15N W OF 135W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL COMBINED WITH NE WIND WAVES. FROM 15N T0 20N W OF 138W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO9 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N AND W OF A LINE FROM 20N110W TO 10N095W TO 00N110W TO 03.4S98W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 121W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL. NW OF A LINE FROM 30N138W TO 29N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 24N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 30N120W TO 20N130W TO 10N125W TO 06N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE OF 13N BETWEEN 90W AND 110W...AND S OF 03N BETWEEN 110W AND 126W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. .12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 05N BETWEEN 79W AND 81W...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 05N BETWEEN 79W AND 81W...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. .42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 08N79W TO 06.5N80W TO 04.5N81W...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT W OF 80W. .48 HOUR FORECAST 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 08N79W TO 06.5N80W TO 05N81W...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT W OF 80W. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 2100 UTC FRI DEC 21... .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM THE COAST OF COLOMBIA NEAR 07N77W TO 06N95W. THE ITCZ CONTINUES FROM 06N95W TO 06N110W TO BEYOND THE AREA AT 06N140W. ISOLATED MODERATE CONVECTION IS NEAR 10.5N114W, NEAR 13N109W, AND ALSO WITHIN 90 NM N OF THE ITCZ BETWEEN 125W AND 127W. $$ .FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.