000 FZPN03 KNHC 250946 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 UTC TUE DEC 25 2018 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0600 UTC TUE DEC 25. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED DEC 26. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU DEC 27. .WARNINGS. ...GALE WARNING... .WITHIN 15 NM OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA BOUNDED BY 16N95W TO 14.5N93.5W TO 10N94W TO 10N101W TO 12N103W TO 16N95W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL. FROM 06N TO 10N BETWEEN 93W AND 105W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL. .09 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 14.5N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 10N93W TO 12N101W TO 12N112W TO 10N112W TO 06N103W TO 10N93W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW TO W SWELL. .36 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 WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 10N104W TO 13N114W TO 12N116W TO 07N112W TO 07N104W TO 10N104W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. ...GALE WARNING... .09 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. .15 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 WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 27N110W TO 26N111.5W. N OF FRONT NW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .30 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 10.5N90W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 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 10N90W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 11.5N86W TO 10N88.5W....INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .FROM 10N TO 16N W OF 138W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF LINE FROM 27N115W TO 10N118W TO 07N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .06 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 11N TO 25N W OF 126W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. N OF 27N E OF 124W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 30N130W TO 30N116W TO 23N113W TO 15N114W TO 07N124W TO 07N140W TO 28N140W TO 26N128W TO 30N130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. .36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 22N W OF 125W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. N OF 26N AND E OF 123W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 30N130W TO 30N116W TO 23N112W TO 15N114W TO 07N124W TO 06N140W TO 28N140W TO 24N127W TO 30N130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE FROM 24N140W TO 16N124W TO 10N129W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 30N130W TO 30N116W TO 21N111W TO 13N114W TO 12N116W TO 06N130W TO 05N140W TO 28N140W TO 24N129W TO 30N130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. .18 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. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .36 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 0915 UTC TUE DEC 25... .TROUGH FROM 05N133W TO 09N133W TO 12N132W...NUMEROUS MODERATE SCATTERED STRONG WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 08N126W TO 10N132W. FROM 07N TO 11N BETWEEN 131W AND 133W. SCATTERED MODERATE ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 11N BETWEEN 122W AND 134W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... SURFACE TROUGH FROM 10N75W TO 04N82W TO 05N93W. ITCZ CONTINUES FROM 05N93W TO 06N108W TO 07N131W...THEN RESUMES FROM 06N135W TO BEYOND 05N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 06N TO 09N BETWEEN 105W AND 110W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 06N TO 09N BETWEEN 110W AND 122W. $$ .FORECASTER MCELROY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.