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FZPN03 KNHC 171612
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC THU DEC 17 2020

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI DEC 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT DEC 19.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 15N94W TO 15N95W TO 16N95W TO 16N94W TO 15N94W...INCLUDING
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT 
IN S SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 13N94W TO 13N96W TO 15N96W TO 16N95W
TO 16N94W TO 13N94W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N94W TO 14N95W TO 15N96W TO 16N96W TO
16N95W TO 15N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 12N96W TO 
11N99W TO 13N101W TO 14N97W TO 16N94W TO 12N96W NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 12N95W TO 10N99W
TO 13N101W TO 16N96W TO 16N94W TO 12N95W NE WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N94W TO 14N96W TO 15N96W TO 16N95W TO
16N94W TO 14N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 
25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 09N97W TO 09N100W 
TO 11N104W TO 12N104W TO 14N95W TO 09N97W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N94W TO 14N95W TO 16N95W TO 16N94W TO
15N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS LESS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 10N100W TO 08N100W TO 
08N104W TO 12N106W TO 12N101W TO 10N100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 8 FT IN N SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 12N116W TO 08N121W TO 05N140W TO 30N140W TO 30N116W TO
12N116W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N116W TO 08N121W TO 05N140W TO 30N140W
TO 30N116W TO 12N116W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW 
TO N SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N116W TO 08N121W TO 05N140W TO 30N140W
TO 30N116W TO 12N116W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT
IN N TO NW SWELL.

.WITHIN 10N86W TO 09N88W TO 10N89W TO 11N87W TO 12N86W TO 10N86W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 09N86W TO 09N89W TO 10N91W TO 12N88W TO
11N86W TO 09N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 09N87W TO 08N91W TO 10N92W TO 12N88W TO
11N86W TO 09N87W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 09N87W TO 08N91W TO 10N92W TO 12N88W TO
11N86W TO 09N87W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1200 UTC THU DEC 17...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 10N73W ACROSS PANAMA TO 06N89W 
TO 06N97W. THE ITCZ CONTINUES FROM 06N97W TO 08N119W TO BEYOND 
05N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION IS NOTED FROM 07N TO 15N 
BETWEEN 116W AND 127W. 

$$
.FORECASTER TORRES. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.