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FZPN03 KNHC 282131
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC FRI DEC 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT DEC 29.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN DEC 30.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 08N TO 22N W OF 130W...AND FROM 09N TO 15N BETWEEN 120W 
AND 130W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. N OF 28N BETWEEN 
120W AND 128W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 30N116W TO 22N125W TO 12N110W 
TO 02N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 25N W OF 126W...AND FROM 09N TO 
17N BETWEEN 118W AND 126W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 30N116W TO 18N121W TO 10N115W 
TO 00N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 25N W OF 120W...AND FROM 11N TO 
20N BETWEEN 115W AND 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
13 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N130W TO 20N112W TO 10N114W TO 
00N130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW 
SWELL.

.FROM 10N TO 11N E OF 87W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO 
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.12 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. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09.5N TO 11N BETWEEN 86W AND 90W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09.5N TO 12N BETWEEN 86W AND 90W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N92W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 28N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 25N W OF 110W NW WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 24N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT FROM 29N TO 30N. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 23N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 25N TO 29N NW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

CONVECTION VALID AT 2100 UTC FRI DEC 28...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
A SURFACE TROUGH EXTEND FROM COLOMBIA NEAR 04N77W TO 05N90W TO 
04N95W. THE ITCZ CONTINUES FROM 04N95W TO 07N110W TO 05N125W TO 
BEYOND 04N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION IS NOTED FROM 05N 
TO 09N BETWEEN 120W AND 128W. SIMILAR CONVECTION IS FROM 09N TO 
12N BETWEEN 112W AND 115W.

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.