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FZPN03 KNHC 181545
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC FRI DEC 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI DEC 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT DEC 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN DEC 20.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 15N94W TO 15N95W TO 16N95W TO 15N94W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 13N95W TO 13N96W TO 14N96W TO 16N95W TO 
16N94W TO 13N95W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.15 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 10N97W TO 09N102W TO 11N105W TO 13N98W 
TO 16N94W TO 10N97W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N94W TO 14N95W TO 14N96W TO 16N95W TO
16N94W TO 14N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 10N86W TO 09N88W TO 09N90W TO 11N88W TO 11N86W TO
10N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 10N88W TO 09N91W TO 10N90W TO 11N86W TO
10N86W TO 10N88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.45 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. 

.WITHIN 12N120W TO 06N140W TO 30N140W TO 29N116W TO 20N131W TO
12N120W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 17N128W TO 11N126W TO 08N140W TO 
30N140W TO 30N117W TO 17N128W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 09N130W TO 09N140W TO 25N140W TO 
16N120W TO 09N130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL.

.WITHIN 11N110W TO 11N111W TO 12N110W TO 12N109W TO 11N110W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.15 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 09N101W TO 08N105W TO 12N107W TO
12N101W TO 12N100W TO 09N101W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 
FT IN NW SWELL. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. 

.33 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 26N110W TO 25N111W TO 25N112W TO 
27N112W TO 27N110W TO 26N110W...INCLUDING GULF OF CALIFORNIA... 
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 26N110W TO 25N111W TO 28N112W TO 
31N114W TO 28N112W TO 26N110W...INCLUDING GULF OF CALIFORNIA... 
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 1200 UTC FRI DEC 18...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 08N78W TO 07N94W. ITCZ AXIS
EXTENDS FROM 07N94W TO 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED 
STRONG FROM 07N TO 12N...W OF 134W.

$$
.FORECASTER KONARIK. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.