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FZPN03 KNHC 262131
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC WED DEC 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU DEC 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI DEC 28.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 07N TO 24N W OF 130W...AND FROM 10N TO 21N BETWEEN 118W 
AND 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. N OF 29N 
BETWEEN 119W AND 125W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 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...EXCEPT 11 TO 13 FT N OF 25N BETWEEN 115W AND 122W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 22N W OF 130W...AND W OF A LINE 
FROM 20N130W TO 13N115W TO 08N130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. N OF 28N BETWEEN 118W AND 125W NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE 
FROM 30N116W TO 20N110W TO 10N112W TO 03N140W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 24N W OF 130W...AND W OF A LINE 
FROM 20N130W TO 13N119W TO 10N130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. N OF 26N BETWEEN 118W AND 126W NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 
30N116W TO 20N124W TO 12N110W TO 04N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 

.N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 30 NM OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 09.5N89W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 11N BETWEEN 97W AND 110W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND SW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.WITHIN 30 NM OF A LINE FROM 07.5N79W TO 04.5N81.5W...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.

.30 HOUR GULF OF CALIFORNIA FORECAST. FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 
31N114W TO 30N115W. SE OF TROUGH TO 29.5N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR GULF OF CALIFORNIA FORECAST. FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 
31N113W TO 29N114W. NW OF TROUGH NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR GULF OF CALIFORNIA FORECAST. FRONTAL TROUGH E OF AREA. 
N OF 30N NW TO N 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 1800 UTC WED DEC 26...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM A 1006 MB LOW PRESSURE OVER 
COLOMBIA NEAR 07N75W TO 02N81W. THE ITCZ CONTINUES FROM 02N81W 
TO 05N110W TO 05N120W TO BEYOND 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE IS 
WITHIN 90 NM N OF ITCZ AXIS BETWEEN 105W AND 111W...AND WITHIN 
180 NM N OF THE ITCZ AXIS BETWEEN 130W AND 135W.

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.