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FZPN03 KNHC 231517
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC SUN DEC 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN DEC 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON DEC 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE DEC 25.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N87.5W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 08N92W NE WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 08N92W NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 09N92W NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 09N92W NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 
15.5N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 35 
KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 
14N95W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 
14N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 
40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY LINE 
FROM 16N95W TO 13N93W TO 12N96W TO 13N98W TO 16N95W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 
13.5N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY LINE 
FROM 16N95W TO 08N92W TO 05N100W TO 09N107W TO 16N95W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.  

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 05N BETWEEN 79W AND 81W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N 
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY LINE FROM 15N110W TO 10N92W TO 06N92W TO 
03.4S100W TO 03.4S120W TO 00N125W TO 15N100W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY LINE FROM 10N105W TO 
10N92W TO 08N92W TO 03.4S98W TO 03.4S119W TO 10N105W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED. 

.FROM 09N TO 14N W OF 137W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY LINE FROM 30N140W TO 
30N125W TO 09N129W TO 06N140W TO 30N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED N SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 13N W OF 139W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY LINE FROM 
30N140W TO 30N117W TO 11N116W TO 06N140W TO 30N140W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED N SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 22N W OF 136W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY LINE 
FROM 30N140W TO 30N116W TO 10N115W TO 06N140W TO 30N140W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED N SWELL.   

.45 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 29.5N TO 30.5W W OF 
113W W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA COLD FRONT FROM 31N113W TO 
31N115W. N OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. S 
OF FRONT TO 29N W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. 

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC SUN DEC 23...

.TROUGH FROM 06N120W TO 13N119W...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED 
STRONG WITHIN 120 NM OF TROUGH. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
SURFACE TROUGH FROM 05N78W TO 06N91W. ITCZ FROM 06N91W TO 
04N104W TO 08N130W TO 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED 
STRONG WITHIN 120 NM OF LINES FROM 06N78W TO 03N81W...FROM 
06.5N91W TO 07N100W AND WITHIN 180 NM OF LINE FROM 08N125W TO 
09N138W. 

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.