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FZPN03 KNHC 270905
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC THU DEC 27 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU DEC 27.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI DEC 28.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT DEC 29.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.W OF LINE FROM 22N140W TO 14N120W TO 07N140W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. N OF 29.5N BETWEEN 119W AND 124W NW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE AREA BOUNDED BY 
LINE FROM 30N130W TO 30N116W TO 20N110W TO 15N115W TO 11N116W TO 
05N140W TO 27N140W TO 24N130W TO 30N130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL N OF 20N AND IN MIXED NE 
AND NW SWELL S OF 20N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE FROM 24N140W TO 22N131W TO 16N126W 
TO 10N133W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. N OF 
28.5N BETWEEN 118W AND 124W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 
FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE AREA W OF LINE FROM 30N116W TO 20N111W 
TO 05N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW 
TO N SWELL N OF 20N AND IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL S OF 20N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE FROM 18N140W TO 14N129W TO 10N129W 
TO 08N140W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT. 
ELSEWHERE AREA W OF LINE FROM 30N116W TO 25N114W TO 20N124W TO 
11N114W TO 05N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL N OF 20N AND IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL S OF 
20N.

.WITHIN 15 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10.5N88W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE 
AREA BOUNDED BY 08N107W TO 11N108W TO 15N115W TO 11N116W TO 
08N107W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 
10.5N88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.WITHIN 15 NM OF LINE FROM 08N79.5W TO 05N80.5W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.12 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH APPROACH 32N115W. GULF OF 
CALIFORNIA FROM 29.5N TO 30.5N W OF 113.5W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 31.5N114.5W TO 
30.5N114.5W. FROM 29.5N TO 30.5N W OF 113.5W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 30.5N113W TO 30N114.5W. 
N OF TROUGH NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 28N 
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 0815 UTC THU DEC 26...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
SURFACE TROUGH FROM 06N85W TO 05N92W. ITCZ CONTINUES FROM 05N92W 
TO 05N97W TO 07N106W TO 05N113W TO 08N130W TO BEYOND 07N140W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 06N TO 08N BETWEEN 104W 
AND 110W...WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N114W TO 
10N123W AND FROM 06N TO 10N W OF 123W.

$$
.FORECASTER MCELROY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.