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FZPN03 KNHC 191522
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC THU DEC 19 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU DEC 19.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI DEC 20.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT DEC 21.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N96.5W TO 
11.5N98W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 
TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE 
OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N96.5W TO 11.5N98W TO 10N101W N TO NE 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT PRIMARILY IN N TO NE SWELL. 
REMAINDER OF THE AREA FROM 08N TO 12N BETWEEN 96W AND 104W NE TO 
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT PRIMARLY IN N TO NE SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 14N BETWEEN 90W AND 100W...AND W OF 100W 
TO A LINE FROM 14N100W TO 10N104W TO 06N100W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN N TO NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 13.5N96W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 
13.5N96W TO 11N100W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. 
REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 00N TO 14N BETWEEN 90W AND 100W AND FROM 
10N TO 15N W OF 100W TO A LINE FROM 15N110W TO 10N110W TO 
00N102W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN N TO 
NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 13.5N95.5W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 
13.5N95.5W TO 10N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. 
REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 04N TO 12N BETWEEN 90W AND 100W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN N TO NE SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 08N TO 20N W OF 128W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
13 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 
30N115W TO 20N118W TO 10N120W TO 06N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 18N W OF 128W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N W OF 110W AND FROM 
05N TO 10N W OF 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 20N W OF 120W AND W OF 100W TO A 
LINE FROM 12N100W TO 17N110W TO 17N120W TO 08N120W TO 03.4S100W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.

.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 09.5N89W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 
08.5N90W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT W OF AREA NEAR 30N142W. N OF 28N W 
OF 135W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.  
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N136W TO 27N140W. E OF FRONT 
TO A LINE FROM 30N131W TO 26N140W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. NW OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 11 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N131W TO 23N140W. N OF 26N E 
OF FRONT TO A LINE FROM 30N128W TO 26N131W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL.

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

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC THU DEC 19...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM A 1008 MB LOW PRESSURE NEAR 
08N75W TO 05N99W. THE ITCZ CONTINUES FROM 05N99W TO A 1007 MB 
LOW PRESSURE NEAR 07N117W TO 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
CONVECTION IS N OF 06N BETWEEN 80W AND 83W...FROM 07N TO 10N 
BETWEEN 122W AND 130W...AND WITHIN 120 NM N OF THE ITCZ W OF 
130W.

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.