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FZPN03 KNHC 201515
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC SUN DEC 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN DEC 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON DEC 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE DEC 22.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14.5N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING 
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95W TO 
13.5N96.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W 
TO 14N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF A LINE 
FROM 16N95W TO 14N95.5W TO 12N99W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W 
TO 14.5N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF A LINE 
FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95W TO 11.5N98W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER OF THE AREA FROM 07N TO 12N BETWEEN 
95W AND 104W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND 
NW SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 09N TO 15N W OF 128W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 
30N120W TO 23N129W TO 17N117W TO 08N130W TO 07N140W 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 18N W OF 130W...AND FROM 09N TO 
16N BETWEEN 112W AND 130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 15N TO 18N W OF 135W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 18N W OF 130W...AND 
FROM 07N TO 15N BETWEEN 110W AND 130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.WITHIN 45 NM OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N90W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
WITHIN 75 NM OF A LINE FROM 10N88W TO 09N91W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 11N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 
10N90W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 24N W OF 109W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC SUN DEC 20...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM NORTHERN COLOMBIA NEAR 
10N75W TO 06N80W TO 07N88W TO 04N97W. THE ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS FROM 
04N97W TO 07N120W TO 08N130W TO 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE IS 
NOTED NEAR 05N80W...FROM 04N TO 06N BETWEEN 98W AND 100W...AND 
FROM 06N TO 08N BETWEEN 114W AND 118W.

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.