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FZPN03 KNHC 281536
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC FRI DEC 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT DEC 29.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN DEC 30.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 08N TO 25N W OF 125W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
N OF 28N BETWEEN 119W AND 128W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. 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 125W 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 25N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 
LINE FROM 30N125W TO 15N114W TO 00N132W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09.5N TO 12N BETWEEN 86W AND 89W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N92W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.18 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 26N W OF 110W NW WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 24N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT FROM 29N TO 30N. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 23N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT. 

.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 1500 UTC FRI DEC 28...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM COLOMBIA NEAR 04N77W TO 05N87W TO 
04N95W. THE ITCZ CONTINUES FROM 04N95W TO 07N112W TO BEYOND 
04N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE IS NOTED FROM 05N TO 10N BETWEEN 
110W AND 130W.

$$
.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.