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FZPN03 KNHC 241654
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC MON DEC 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON DEC 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE DEC 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED DEC 26.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 45 NM OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 
FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 12N96W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 05N TO 10N BETWEEN 93W 
AND 104W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 
15N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 
35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF A LINE FROM 
16N95W TO 13N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
REMAINDER OF AREA BOUNDED BY LINE FROM 16N95W TO 06N94W TO 
09N108W TO 16N95W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN 
MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 
14N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE BOUNDED BY LINE FROM 16N95W TO 
06N95W TO 09N108W TO 16N95W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT 
PRIMARILY IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14.5N BETWEEN 94W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING 
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
WITHIN 180 NM OF LINE FROM 08N96W TO 12N115W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
 
...GALE WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA COLD FRONT APPROACH FROM 
NW. FROM 29.5N TO 30.5W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N113W TO 31N114W. NW OF 
FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT O 
29.5W W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 27N TO 29.5 W 
WIONDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 60 NM OF A LINE FROM 11.5N86W TO 09.5N91W....INCLUDING 
THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10.5N88W 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.S OF 01N BETWEEN 100W AND 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 
FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 09N TO 18N W OF 136W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 30N117W TO 13N122W TO 06N140W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 20N W OF 132W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 10 FT. N OF 29N E OF 121W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 
11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 30N116W TO 10N115W TO 07N140W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 24N W OF 126W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. N OF 26N E OF 124W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 07N W OF 115W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 

.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 08N79W TO 06N80W NE 
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 1500 UTC MON DEC 24...

.TROUGH FROM 04N125W TO 15N124W...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED 
STRONG S OF 10N WITHIN 240 NM OF TROUGH AXIS.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
SURFACE TROUGH FROM 07N77W TO 04N82W TO 05N92W. ITCZ FROM 05N92W 
TO 06N122W...RESUMES FROM 06N128W TO 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 75 NM OF 03N80W...WITHIN 150 NM OF LINES 
FROM 05N84W TO 07N108W AND FROM 08N131W TO 09N138W.

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.