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FZPN03 KNHC 221549
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC SAT DEC 22 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT DEC 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN DEC 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON DEC 24.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
14N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF A 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13.5N96.5W TO 12N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 08N TO 14N BETWEEN 
93W AND 104W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN 
NE SWELL.
.03 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 13N97.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 14N 
BETWEEN 93W AND 105W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14.5N95W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE  N OF 14.5N BETWEEN 
94W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W 
TO 14N95.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 
TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 45 NM OF 
A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W 
TO 14N95.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 
TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF A LINE FROM 
16N95W TO 14.5N95W TO 13.5N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 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 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 
9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 
11N86W TO 10N87W TO 08N90W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 10N87.5W...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 10N87.5W TO 09N89W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N88W 
TO 08.5N91W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09.5N TO 12N E OF 90W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 09N TO 15N W OF 136W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT 
IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 30N116W TO 
17N105W TO 05N104W TO 03.4S91W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 21N W OF 132W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 
LINE FROM 30N130W TO 15N130W TO 03.4S100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 
10N89W TO 12N100W TO 14N113W TO 05N108W TO 01N100W TO 06N89W TO 
10N89W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 23N W OF 134W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 30N117W TO 
17N120W TO 09N127W TO 07N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. S OF 09N BETWEEN 93W AND 105W AND 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN DECAYING MIXED NE AND NW 
SWELL.

.18 HOUR FORECAST S OF A LINE FROM 01N99W TO 02N110W TO 02N118W 
TO 02N122W TO 01N128W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF A LINE FROM 05N105W TO 02N110W TO 02S120W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN DECAYING MIXED SWELL.

.N OF 06N BETWEEN 79W AND 80.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST N OF 05N BETWEEN 79W AND 81W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.42 HOUR FORECAST N OF 06N BETWEEN 79W AND 81W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 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 1530 UTC SAT DEC 22...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM THE COAST OF COLOMBIA NEAR 08N77W TO 
05N80W TO 08N87W AND TO 03N84W. THE ITCZ CONTINUES FROM 03N94W 
TO 06N109W...THEN RESUMES W OF ANOTHER SURFACE TROUGH NEAR 
06N115W TO 08N120W AND TO BEYOND 08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
WITHIN 180 NM N OF THE ITCZ W OF 134W AND WITHIN 30 NM OF THE 
TROUGH BETWEEN 90W AND 94W.

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.