000 FZPN03 KNHC 260306 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0430 UTC WED DEC 26 2018 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 WED DEC 26. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU DEC 27. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI DEC 28. .WARNINGS. ...GALE WARNING... .FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 29N112W TO 28.5N113W. GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 30N TO 31N W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF TROUGH NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .06 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING TROUGH FROM 26.5N110W TO 25.5N111W. GULF OF CALIFORNIA BETWEEN 26N AND 29N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 14N95.5W TO 12.5N97W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13.5N95.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 11.5N86W TO 10N89W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. FROM 09N TO 11N BETWEEN 90W AND 94W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 11N93W TO 13N100W TO 10N110W TO 05N102W TO 08N93W TO 11N93W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 10N102W TO 13N113W TO 11N115W TO 07N110W TO 07N102W TO 10N102W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10.5N87.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .FROM 12N TO 24N W OF 128W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. N OF LINE FROM 27N115W TO 27N121W TO 30N124W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE AREA BOUNDED BY LINE FROM 30N130W TO 30N116W TO 23N113W TO 15N114W TO 07N123W TO 07N140W TO 27N140W TO 27N128W TO 30N130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. .18 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE FROM 25N140W TO 19N123W TO 11N127W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. N OF 26N 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 22N112W TO 14N115W TO 07N124W TO 05N140W TO 27N140W TO 24N127W TO 30N130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 125W AND IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL W OF 125W. .24 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE FROM 23N140W TO 17N126W TO 11N129W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. N OF 25N E OF 122W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 30N130W TO 30N116W TO 21N111W TO 13N114W TO 06N130W TO 05N140W TO 27N140W TO 23N126W TO 30N130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 125W AND IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL W OF 125W. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 18N W OF 133W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. N OF 29N E OF 123W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF LINE FROM 17N112W TO 11N115W TO 05N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 20N AND IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL S OF 20N. .WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 09N79W TO 05N80W...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 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 0215 UTC WED DEC 26... .TROUGH FROM 04N139W TO 12N138W...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 05N TO 09N W OF 138W. .SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 30 NM OF 07N97W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... SURFACE TROUGH FROM 10N74W TO 04N81W TO 05N86W TO 04N94W. ITCZ CONTINUES FROM 04N94W TO 05N105W TO 05N126W TO 06N137W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG AREA BOUNDED BY 08N108W TO 10N108W TO 11N123W TO 06N127W TO 04N120W TO 08N108W. $$ .FORECASTER MCELROY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.