000
FZPN03 KNHC 180216
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED DEC 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC WED DEC 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU DEC 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI DEC 20.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.WITHIN 14N94W TO 14N95W TO 14N96W TO 16N95W TO 16N93W TO
14N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 25 TO 40 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N95W TO 16N95W TO 15N94W TO 15N95W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 13
TO 22 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 14N94W TO 13N94W TO 13N97W TO 16N96W
TO 16N94W TO 14N94W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 11N94W TO 11N99W TO 16N96W TO 16N94W TO
14N93W TO 11N94W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N95W TO 15N97W TO 16N96W TO 16N95W TO
16N94W TO 14N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 18 TO 25 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 12N94W TO 
12N98W TO 15N97W TO 14N95W TO 16N94W TO 12N94W N TO NE WINDS 30 
TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 TO 21 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 10N93W TO 
09N96W TO 10N102W TO 16N96W TO 16N93W TO 10N93W N TO NE WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NE SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N94W TO 13N96W TO 14N97W TO 16N96W TO
16N95W TO 14N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 18 TO 22 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 11N94W TO  
10N97W TO 10N102W TO 12N102W TO 16N93W TO 11N94W N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 08N90W 
TO 04N96W TO 11N106W TO 14N103W TO 15N93W TO 08N90W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 30N113W TO 30N114W TO 30N115W TO 31N115W TO 31N114W TO
30N113W...INCLUDING GULF OF CALIFORNIA...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 32N116W TO 31N113W TO 
22N108W TO 23N110W TO 32N116W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8
TO 11 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 26N110W TO 25N111W TO 29N113W TO 
30N115W TO 32N114W TO 26N110W...INCLUDING GULF OF CALIFORNIA... 
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N127W TO 24.5N140W. WITHIN 14N125W TO 13N127W
TO 17N140W TO 30N140W TO 24N134W TO 14N125W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 30N137W.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N123W TO 26N130W TO 24N140W. 
WITHIN 14N134W TO 13N137W TO 13N140W TO 16N140W TO 16N136W TO 
14N134W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 19N129W TO 13N126W TO 12N137W TO 30N140W TO 
30N123W TO 19N129W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 30N133W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 30N119W TO 24N130W
TO 23.5N140W. WITHIN 15N131W TO 12N136W TO 12N140W TO 20N140W 
TO 19N132W TO 15N131W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT
IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 11N127W TO 08N140W TO 20N134W TO 
30N140W TO 30N119W TO 11N127W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 30N126W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. WITHIN 08N123W TO 06N140W 
TO 30N140W TO 30N116W TO 25N114W TO 08N123W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.

.WITHIN 27N115W TO 25N117W TO 29N119W TO 30N115W TO 29N114W TO
27N115W...INCLUDING SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 10N86W TO 10N87W TO 11N86W TO 10N86W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 10N86W TO 09N89W TO 11N88W TO 12N86W TO
11N86W TO 10N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0215 UTC WED DEC 18...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 09N77W TO 09N107W. ITCZ FROM 09N107W TO 
07N125W TO 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 03N 
TO 09N BETWEEN 78W AND 84W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 06N TO 10N 
BETWEEN 121W AND 129W...FROM 07N TO 09N BETWEEN 132W AND 134W...
AND ALSO FROM 08N TO 10N BETWEEN 135W AND 140W.

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.