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FZPN03 KNHC 242100
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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 14.5N95.5W...INCLUDING 
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 12.5N96.5W 
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER WATERS 
WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 16N95W TO 13N94W TO 11N95W TO 12N100W TO 
16N95W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW 
SWELL. WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE FROM 07.5N93.5W TO 09N105W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 
14N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE 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.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 180 NM OF LINE FROM 08N99W TO 13N115W 
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 FROM 32N114W TO 
30N115W. FROM 29.5N TO 30.5W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.27 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N113W TO 31N115W. NW OF 
FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF FRONT TO 
29.5W W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N112W TO 30N114W. S OF FRONT 
TO 27N W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
 
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 60 NM OF A LINE FROM 11.5N86W TO 09N89W....INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. WITHIN 60 
NM OF LNE FROM 09N89W TO 08N93W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 
FT IN NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 11.5N86W TO 
10N88W....INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT. WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 10N88W TO 09N93W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 11.5N86W TO 
10N88W....INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT. WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 10N88W TO 09N94W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.  

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

.FROM 09N TO 20N W OF 138W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 30N116W TO 14N118W TO 06N140W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 24N W OF 127W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 10 FT. N OF 29N E OF 122W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 
11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 30N130W TO 30N116W TO 
09N119W TO 07N140W TO 28N140W TO 30N130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 23N W OF 123W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 30N130W 
TO 30N116W TO 22N112W TO 10N117W TO 06N140W TO 27N140W TO 
22N130W TO 30N130W 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.
.42 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 MON DEC 24...

.TROUGH FROM 04N125W TO 14N125W...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED 
STRONG S OF 10N WITHIN 240 NM OF TROUGH AXIS.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
SURFACE TROUGH FROM 05N77W TO 03N80W TO 05N92W. ITCZ FROM 05N92W 
TO 06N122W...RESUMES FROM 06N128W TO 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 05N77W TO 02N81W... 
WITHIN 150 NM OF LINES FROM 07N98W TO 08N111W AND FROM 10N131W TO
11N135W.

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.