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FZPN03 KNHC 271537
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC THU DEC 27.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI DEC 28.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT DEC 29.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 09N TO 25N W OF 120W...AND FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 112W 
AND 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. N OF 29N 
BETWEEN 119W AND 125W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. 
ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N116W TO 20N110W TO 15N112W TO 
08N103W TO 10N120W TO 04N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 24N W OF 130W...AND FROM 10N TO 
16N BETWEEN 122W AND 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
11 FT. N OF 27N 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 
26N115W TO 22N124W TO 13N110W TO 03N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 25N W OF 130W...AND FROM 09N TO 
16N BETWEEN 124W AND 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N116W TO 23N115W TO 20N124W TO 
10N115W TO 00N135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 

.FROM 10N TO 11.5N 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 FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 89W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT. 

.N OF 05N BETWEEN 79.5W AND 81W...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...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.

.12 HOUR GULF OF CALIFORNIA FORECAST. TROUGH FROM 31N114W TO 
30N115W. SE OF TROUGH TO 29.5N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR GULF OF CALIFORNIA FORECAST. TROUGH E OF AREA. N OF 30N 
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR GULF OF CALIFORNIA FORECAST. N OF 29N 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 1500 UTC THU DEC 26...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM A 1008 MB LOW PRESSURE OVER 
COLOMBIA NEAR 07N75W TO 03N80W TO 05N87W TO 05N96W. THE ITCZ 
CONTINUES FROM 05N96W TO 07N105W TO 06N120W TO BEYOND 06N140W. 
CLUSTER OF MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG FROM 05.5N TO 08N BETWEEN 
103.5W AND 106.5W. SCATTERED MODERATE IS WITHIN 120 NM N OF ITCZ 
AXIS BETWEEN 109W AND 113W...AND FROM 06N TO 11N BETWEEN 116W 
AND 136W.

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.