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FZPN03 KNHC 250319
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC TUE DEC 25 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC TUE DEC 25.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED DEC 26.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU DEC 27.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 15 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 
12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
13.5N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER 
OF AREA BOUNDED BY 16N95W TO 15N94W TO 10N94W TO 10N100W TO 
12N102W TO 16N95W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED 
NE AND SW SWELL. FROM 06N TO 10N BETWEEN 92W AND 105W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.15 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
13.5N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE AREA BOUNDED BY LINE 
FROM 16N95W TO 13N94W TO 10N96W TO 12N100W TO 16N95W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL. WITHIN AREA 
BOUNDED BY 09N93W TO 12N100W TO 11N107W TO 09N107W TO 05N101W TO 
05N95W TO 09N93W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY 
IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 11N91W 
TO 13N96W TO 12N100W TO 11N108W TO 09N108W TO 05N103W TO 05N97W 
TO 08N91W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW TO W SWELL.
.42 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.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
 
...GALE WARNING...
.15 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA COLD FRONT FROM 31.5N113.5W 
TO 30.5N114.5W. 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.
.21 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29N112W TO 28N113W. FROM 30N 
TO 31N W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 29N NW 
TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 28N111W TO 26.5N111.5W. FROM 
30N TO 31N W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 29N 
NW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 27N110W TO 
25.5N111.5W. N OF 26N NW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
 
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 11.5N86W TO 10.5N89W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 09N 
TO 11N BETWEEN 89W AND 92W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 11.5N86W TO 
10N89W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 
10N88W....INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.S OF 01S BETWEEN 104W AND 112W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 
FT IN SW SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 09N TO 16N W OF 138W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 
FT. ELSEWHERE N OF LINE FROM 28N116W TO 11N118W TO 06N140W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 24N W OF 134W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. N OF 29N E OF 124W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF LINE FROM 22N115W TO 10N118W TO 
07N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 24N W OF 128W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. N OF 27N E OF 123W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 
30N130W TO 30N116W TO 23N114W TO 15N115W TO 08N121W TO 07N140W 
TO 27N140W TO 30N130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 21N W OF 125W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 30N130W TO 
30N116W TO 22N111W TO 13N114W TO 07N127W TO 05N140W TO 27N140W 
TO 23N128W TO 30N130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.  

.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 08N BETWEEN 79W AND 
81W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...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 0245 UTC TUE DEC 25...

.TROUGH FROM 03N128W TO 15N125W...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED 
STRONG FROM 07N TO 11N BETWEEN 131W AND 133W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 12N BETWEEN 126W AND 134W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
SURFACE TROUGH FROM 10N75W TO 04N81W TO 05N93W. ITCZ CONTINUES 
FROM 05N93W TO 06N111W TO 07N124W...THEN RESUMES FROM 07N128W TO 
BEYOND 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 06N TO 
08N BETWEEN 105W AND 110W.

$$
.FORECASTER MCELROY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.