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FZPN03 KNHC 222117
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SAT DEC 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN DEC 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON DEC 24.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.N OF 14.5N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N95.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N95.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 
TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF A LINE 
FROM 16N95W TO 14N95.5W TO 13N96.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W 
TO 14N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 
35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF A LINE FROM 
16N95W TO 14N96W TO 12N98.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N88W TO 
07.5N93W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.12 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 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE 
FROM 11N86W TO 10N87.5W TO 09N90W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N88W 
TO 09N90W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 07N TO 09N BETWEEN 90W AND 95W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N BETWEEN 86W AND 90W NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N88W 
TO 09.5N90W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. FROM 07N TO 09N BETWEEN 90W AND 98W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 08N TO 20N W OF 137W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N W OF 120W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 23N W OF 132W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 
LINE FROM 30N122W TO 20N130W TO 12N127W TO 07N140W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 25N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 30N116W TO 
20N122W TO 11N117W TO 06N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.

.ELSEWHERE E OF 120W AND S OF A LINE FROM 15N120W TO 20N110W TO 
10N90W TO 00N110W TO 03.4S93W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE S OF A LINE FROM 00N125W TO 13N110W 
TO 13N100W TO 10N90W TO 03.4S98W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 
9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE S OF A LINE FROM 03.4S118W TO 
12N100W TO 10N90W TO 03.4S96W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 
FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.

.N OF 06N BETWEEN 79W AND 80.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 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 N OF 05N BETWEEN 79.5W AND 81W...INCLUDING 
GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.36 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 2100 UTC SAT DEC 22...

.SURFACE TROUGH FROM 13N110W TO 05N115W...SCATTERED MODERATE IS
NEAR THE NORTHERN END OF THE TROUGH FROM 12N TO 15N BETWEEN 105W 
AND 111W. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM THE COAST OF COLOMBIA NEAR 06N77W 
TO 07N85W AND TO 04N94W. THE ITCZ CONTINUES FROM 04N94W TO 
06N110W...WHERE IT IS INTERRUPTED BY THE ABOVE MENTIONED SURFACE 
TROUGH. THE ITCZ RESUMES TO THE WEST OF THIS TROUGH AT 06N118W 
AND CONTINUES TO 08N127W AND TO BEYOND 07N140W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE IS WITHIN 150 NM NORTH OF THE ITCZ WEST OF 130W.

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.