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FZPN03 KNHC 261532
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC WED DEC 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU DEC 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI DEC 28.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 07N TO 25N W OF 130W...AND FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 120W 
AND 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. N OF 26N E 
OF 125W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N116W TO 20N110W TO 10N105W TO 
05N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 24N W OF 130W...AND FROM 09N TO 
20N BETWEEN 120W AND 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
11 FT. N OF 28N BETWEEN 119W AND 125W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N116W TO 
20N110W TO 10N105W TO 03N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 22N W OF 130W...AND FROM 11N TO 
17N BETWEEN 120W AND 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
11 FT. N OF 26N BETWEEN 118W AND 127W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N116W TO 
20N120W TO 10N110W TO 04N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 

.N OF 14.5N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 09N TO 11.5N BETWEEN 86W AND 91W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 05N TO 
11N BETWEEN 95W AND 105W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN 
MIXED NW AND SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.N OF 05N BETWEEN 79W AND 81.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N 
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 06N BETWEEN 79W AND 81W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA. N OF 30N SW TO W WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA. N OF 30N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC WED DEC 26...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM THE COAST OF COLOMBIA NEAR 05N77W 
TO 02N82W. THE ITCZ CONTINUES FROM 02N82W TO 05N110W TO 06N130W 
TO BEYOND 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION IS WITHIN 75 NM 
N OF ITCZ AXIS BETWEEN 103W AND 107W...FROM 06N TO 10N BETWEEN 
110W AND 118W...AND WITHIN 120 NM N OF THE ITCZ AXIS BETWEEN 
132W AND 136W. 

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.