000
FZPN03 KNHC 240932
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC THU DEC 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC THU DEC 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI DEC 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT DEC 26.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.15 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15.5N94.5W TO 15.5N95W TO 16N95W TO
16.5N95W TO 16N94.5W TO 15.5N94.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC... N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15.5N94.5W 
TO 15.5N95W TO 16N95W TO 16.5N95W TO 16N94.5W TO 
15.5N94.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N WINDS 40 TO 
50 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N94W TO 15N95W TO 
16N96W TO 16N95W TO 16N94W TO 15N94W N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10
TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 14N93.5W TO 14.5N95.5W TO 
15N95.5W TO 15N93.5W TO 14N93.5W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14.5N94.5W TO 14.5N95W TO 16N95W TO 
16.5N94.5W TO 14.5N94.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N
WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 15 TO 19 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 13N93W TO 
13N95W TO 14N97W TO 16N95W TO 16N94W TO 13N93W N TO NE WINDS 30 
TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 13N93W TO 
11N96W TO 13N98W TO 15N97W TO 15N93W TO 13N93W N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N94W TO 14N96W TO 16N96W TO 16N95W TO
16N94W TO 14N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N WINDS 
30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 13N95W TO 12N96W
TO 12N98W TO 14N97W TO 14N93W TO 13N95W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 
06N92W TO 08N103W TO 13N103W TO 16N94W TO 11N90W TO 06N92W NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 10N86W TO 10N87W TO 10N89W TO 11N88W TO 11N86W TO
10N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 09N86W TO 09N88W TO 11N88W TO 11N87W TO
11N86W TO 09N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL.

.WITHIN 28N111W TO 25N111W TO 30N115W TO 32N115W TO 31N113W TO
28N111W...INCLUDING GULF OF CALIFORNIA... NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 23N108W TO 23N109W TO 29N113W TO
28N111W TO 26N109W TO 23N108W...INCLUDING GULF OF CALIFORNIA...
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 07N108W TO 06N116W TO 12N122W TO 13N111W TO 07N108W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN S SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 09N117W TO 08N129W TO 10N128W TO
12N123W TO 12N118W TO 09N117W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN
NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 10N122W TO 09N128W TO 12N128W TO
13N126W TO 12N123W TO 10N122W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT IN NW SWELL.

.WITHIN 09N127W TO 09N133W TO 13N140W TO 18N140W TO 18N134W TO
09N127W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N138W TO 29N139W. WITHIN 
21N136W TO 12N135W TO 11N140W TO 30N140W TO 30N131W TO 21N136W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N127W TO 27N135W THEN
STATIONARY TO 26N140W. WITHIN 09N131W TO 05N140W TO 30N140W TO 
30N126W TO 09N131W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW 
SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0900 UTC THU DEC 24...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 08N78W TO 09N85W TO 07N91W. ITCZ FROM 07N91W
TO 07N118W...AND FROM 07N123W TO 08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE  
FROM 07N TO 11N BETWEEN 113W AND 123W.

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.