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FZPN03 KNHC 280941
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC FRI DEC 28 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI DEC 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT DEC 29.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN DEC 30.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 29.5N TO 30.5N W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 27.5N TO 29.5N W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.FROM 10N TO 12.5N E OF 89W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12.5N E OF 90W...INCLUDING GULF OF
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

.FROM 09N TO 18N W OF 125W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT.
N OF 28N BETWEEN 116W AND 123W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10
TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 06N W OF 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 22N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 05N W OF 115W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 23N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 22N110W TO 
00N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW 
SWELL.

.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING GULF
OF TEHUANTEPEC...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 0900 UTC FRI DEC 28...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
SURFACE TROUGHS EXTEND FROM COLOMBIA NEAR 04N77W TO 02N85W...AND
FROM 06N85W TO 05N95W. ITCZ FROM 05N96W TO 05N120W TO BEYOND 
06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG FROM 06N TO 10N 
BETWEEN 110W AND 115W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 06N TO 08N 
BETWEEN 127W AND 133W.

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.