000 FZPN03 KNHC 251616 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1630 UTC TUE DEC 25 2018 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1200 UTC TUE DEC 25. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED DEC 26. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU DEC 27. .WARNINGS. ...GALE WARNING... .WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W... INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 14N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. REMAINDER ARE BOUNDED BY 16N95W TO 14N94W TO 10N94W TO 06N94W TO 05N96W TO 07N105W TO 12N108W TO 16N95W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL. .03 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE LITTLE CHANGE. .12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 13N96W TO 11N93W TO 08N92W TO 04N98W TO 06N104W TO 10N112W TO 12N105W TO 12N100W TO 13N96W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 14N95W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 08N95W TO 09N106W TO 11N115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .30 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 12N BETWEEN 97W AND 114W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 12N BETWEEN 103W AND 114W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. ...GALE WARNING... .03 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. .06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29N112W TO 28N114W TO 27N122W. GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 30N TO 31N W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT W OF BAJA CALIFORNIA NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .18 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 27N110W TO 26N112W TO 22N122W. GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 27N BETWEEN 116W AND 123W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATING FROM 25N110W TO 21N113W TO 19N120W. GULF OF CALIFORNIA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 28N BETWEEN 118W AND 124W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. .30 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 26N BETWEEN 117W AND 123W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS AS DESCRIBED BELOW. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .WITHIN 45 NM OF A LINE FROM 11.5N86W TO 10N90W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. FROM 09N TO 11N BETWEEN 90W AND 94W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .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 8 TO 9 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 11N88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...AND FROM 10N TO 12N BETWEEN 88W AND 90W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .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. ELSEWHERE...EXCEPT AS NOTED ABOVE IN WARNINGS...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. .30 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 22N W OF 125W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE...EXCEPT AS NOTED ABOVE IN WARNINGS...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 N OF 29N BETWEEN 119W AND 124W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE LITTLE CHANGE. .15 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 09N79W TO 06N80W...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .30 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 1545 UTC TUE DEC 25... .TROUGH FROM 13N134W TO 08N135W TO 07N135W...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG E OF TROUGH FROM 08N TO 13N. .SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 30 NM OF 15N112W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 10N75W TO 06N77W TO 04N82W TO 05N93W. ITCZ CONTINUES FROM 05N93W TO 07N107W TO 06N130W TO 07N131W...THEN RESUMES FROM 06N135W TO BEYOND 05N140W. NUMEROUS MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 270 NM N OF ITCZ BETWEEN 124W AND 128W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 120 TO 180 NM N OF ITCZ BETWEEN 114W AND 121W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM N OF ITCZ BETWEEN 108W AND 114W AND ALSO WITHIN 30 NM OF 06N98W. $$ .FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.