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FZPN03 KNHC 200227
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC FRI DEC 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI DEC 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT DEC 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN DEC 22.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 14N95W TO 14N97W TO 16N96W TO 16N95W TO 16N94W TO
14N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO
45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 10N96W TO 10N98W TO 
12N103W TO 16N93W TO 13N93W TO 10N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 03N95W TO 06N104W TO
12N107W TO 15N97W TO 10N88W TO 03N95W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
8 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N94W TO 14N96W TO 14N97W TO 16N95W TO
16N94W TO 13N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 
25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 06N93W TO 
02S99W TO 10N113W TO 15N111W TO 14N94W TO 06N93W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N94W TO 12N96W TO 12N99W TO 16N97W TO
15N93W TO 13N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 15N95W.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 06N97W TO 09N120W TO 12N120W TO 11N104W TO 
13N94W TO 06N97W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE
AND NW SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT W OF AREA. WITHIN 09N132W TO 08N140W TO 17N140W TO 
14N136W TO 17N131W TO 09N132W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 10N122W TO 
07N140W TO 30N140W TO 30N116W TO 10N122W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N136W TO 27N140W. WITHIN 
28N136W TO 27N140W TO 30N140W TO 30N132W TO 28N136W SW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NW TO N WINDS BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN
NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 10N113W TO 09N140W TO 27N140W TO 
20N126W TO 21N114W TO 10N113W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N125W TO 23N133W TO 20N140W.
WITHIN 18N122W TO 09N120W TO 08N140W TO 30N140W TO 30N116W TO 
18N122W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS...EXCEPT NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 
120 NM BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 
29N140W.

.WITHIN 26N110W TO 24N110W TO 26N111W TO 29N113W TO 29N112W TO
26N110W...INCLUDING GULF OF CALIFORNIA...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.42 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 10N86W TO 09N88W TO 10N88W TO 12N87W TO 11N86W TO
10N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 09N88W TO 08N91W TO 09N91W TO 11N86W TO
09N88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0215 UTC FRI DEC 20...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM LOW PRES NEAR 10N75W TO 06N80W TO 06N98W. 
ITCZ FROM 06N98W TO LOW PRES NEAR 09N112W TO 09N130W TO 08N140W.
SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 07N TO 11N BETWEEN 110W AND 127W AND 
ALSO FROM 07N TO 09N BETWEEN 136W AND 140W.

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.