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FZPN03 KNHC 171539
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC TUE DEC 17 2019

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE DEC 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED DEC 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU DEC 19.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.06 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 
10 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF 14N BETWEEN 93.5W AND 95.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 40 TO 50 
KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 TO 22 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER 
SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 12.5N96W N TO NE WINDS 
30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 90 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 12.5N96W TO 
11N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 13.5N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 40 TO 
50 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF A 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13.5N96W TO 11.5N98W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 
KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 120 NM EITHER 
SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13.5N96W TO 11.5N98W TO 10.5N100W 
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 13N96.5W TO 12N97.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N 
WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N96.5W TO 12N97.5W TO 
10.5N100W N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT PRIMARILY 
IN N TO NE SWELL. REMAINDER OF THE AREA FROM 09N TO 12N BETWEEN 
96W AND 104W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT PRIMARILY 
IN N TO NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 14N BETWEEN 91W AND 100W 
AND FROM 07N TO 12N BETWEEN 100W AND 105W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN N TO NE SWELL.

...GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 27N TO 30N NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 24N NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 24N W OF 110W NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 26N TO 29N E OF 117W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 19N TO 29N BETWEEN 113W AND 120W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 12N W OF 120W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 27N TO 29N E OF 116W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 24N TO 29N BETWEEN 115W AND 
119W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N132W TO 26N140W. N OF 29N E OF FRONT TO 131W 
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. NW OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 30N122W TO 25N130W 
TO 24N140W. NW OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN 
NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. CONDITIONS MERGED.

.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 22N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 08N W OF 122W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 20N W OF 128W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 30N115W TO 
20N118W TO 10N122W TO 05N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT IN NW SWELL.

.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 11N E OF 87W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 09.5N88W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC TUE DEC 17...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM NORTHERN COLOMBIA NEAR 10N74W TO 
07N90W TO 08N108W. THE ITCZ CONTINUES FROM 08N108W TO 07N125W TO 
07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION IS NOTED 
FROM 03N TO 07N E OF 80W TO THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SCATTERED 
MODERATE CONVECTION IS FROM 06N TO 08N BETWEEN 123W AND 130W.

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.