000
FZPN03 KNHC 310938
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC MON DEC 31 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON DEC 31.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE JAN 01.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED JAN 02.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.AREA W OF LINE FROM 08.5N140W TO 07.5N125W TO 12N119W TO 
20N125W TO 20N140W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. 
ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 28N140W TO 20N116W TO 12N109W TO 
03N126W TO 00N130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED 
NW AND NE SWELL. N OF 28N BETWEEN 117W AND 128W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST AREA W OF LINE FROM 07.5N140W TO 12.5N124W TO 
22N134W TO 22N140W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 27N140W TO 27N134W TO 15N111W TO 
06N106W TO 00N126W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED 
NE AND NW SWELL. N OF 26N BETWEEN 116W AND 131W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST AREA W OF LINE FROM 08.5N140W TO 08.5N117W TO 
13N109W TO 16N113W TO 16N120W TO 26N140W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N W OF 111W AND N OF 20N W 
OF 119W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW 
SWELL.  

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 89.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO 
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 90W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 11.5N86W TO 
09.5N93W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT WITHIN 120 NM OF COAST. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
FROM 07.5N TO 10.5N BETWEEN 97W AND 102W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND S SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 11.5N86W TO 
10N91W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 07.5N TO 10N BETWEEN 91W AND 103W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL.

.N OF 05.5N BETWEEN 78.5W AND 80.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PANAMA...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST N OF 05N BETWEEN 78.5W AND 81W...INCLUDING 
GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 06N BETWEEN 79W AND 80.5W...INCLUDING 
GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.06 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29.5N S TO SW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 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 NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 26.5N WITHIN 90 NM OF W 
COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN 
NW SWELL.

.30 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.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14.5N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 96W...INCLUDING 
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT. 

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0800 UTC MON DEC 31...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
SURFACE TROUGH FROM 10N74W TO 03.5N78W TO 06.5N88W TO 05N92W. 
ITCZ FROM 05N92W TO 05N115W TO BEYOND 06.5N140W. WIDELY 
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION WITHIN 90 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF ITCZ BETWEEN 107W AND 120W AND FROM 09.5N TO 
15.5N BETWEEN 105W AND 124W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG 
CONVECTION NOTED FROM 05N TO 10N BETWEEN 128W AND 140W.  

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.