000
FZPN03 KNHC 300308
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SUN DEC 30 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC SUN DEC 30.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON DEC 31.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE JAN 01.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 24.5N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29.5N S TO SW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 89W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 11.5N86W TO 
10.5N88W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 08.5N TO 10.5N BETWEEN 90W AND 96W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL.  .48 HOUR 
FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 11.5N86W TO 
10N89W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 08N TO 10.5N BETWEEN 90W AND 94W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 

.GULF OF PANAMA N OF 06.5N N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF PANAMA N OF 07N N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF PANAMA N OF 07N N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.W OF LINE FROM 07.5N140W TO 10N120W TO 15N117W TO 24N140W NE TO 
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. N OF 27N WITHIN 60 NM OF W 
COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA NORTE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT S OF 06N SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED 
SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE FROM 07.5N140W TO 10.5N116W TO 
15.5N117W TO 24N140W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. 
ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N119W TO 20N114W TO 11N111W TO 
04N130W TO 00N130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST 10N TO 16N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 27N140W TO 16N110W 
TO 06N108W TO 02N130W TO 00N130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. N OF 26N BETWEEN 116W AND 128W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. 

.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14.5N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT. 
.24 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 0200 UTC SUN DEC 30...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
SURFACE TROUGH FROM 04N73W TO 05.5N78W TO 04N90W. ITCZ FROM 
04N90W TO 07N134W TO BEYOND 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED 
STRONG CONVECTION FROM 04N TO 10N BETWEEN 114W AND 128W...FROM 
10N TO 15.5N BETWEEN 109W AND 120W...AND FROM 05N TO 08.5N W OF 
132W.

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.