168 
FZPN03 KNHC 242030
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC THU DEC 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI DEC 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT DEC 26.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.03 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 15N95W TO 16N96W TO 16N95W TO
16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N94.5W TO 15.5N95W TO 16N95W TO 
16.5N95W TO 16N94W TO 15N94.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC... N WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 15N94W TO 15N96W TO 16N96W TO 16N95W TO 16N94W TO 
15N94W N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. REMAINDER AREA 
WITHIN 14N94W TO 15N96W TO 16N96W TO 16N95W TO 15N93W TO 
14N94W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N94W TO 13N97W TO 15N96W TO 16N95W TO
16N94W TO 13N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N TO NE 
WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 10N95W TO 
10N100W TO 13N99W TO 16N96W TO 14N93W TO 10N95W N TO NE WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. REMAINDER AREA WITHIN 10N92W TO 
09N100W TO 13N101W TO 16N94W TO 14N91W TO 10N92W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N95W TO 14N96W TO 16N95W TO 16N94W TO
15N94W TO 14N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 03N91W TO 05N105W
TO 10N108W TO 14N105W TO 14N92W TO 03N91W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 07N114W TO 08N125W TO 13N125W TO 13N118W TO 12N112W TO
07N114W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 09N123W TO 08N126W TO 10N127W TO 
11N127W TO 11N123W TO 09N123W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN 
NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED.

.WITHIN 28N139W TO 26N140W TO 30N140W TO 30N137W TO 28N139W SW
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 09N136W TO 06N140W TO 30N140W TO
30N128W TO 22N132W TO 09N136W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 9 TO 11
FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 09N126W TO 05N140W TO 30N140W TO 
30N120W TO 09N126W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW
SWELL.

.WITHIN 25N109W TO 24N111W TO 27N112W TO 28N111W TO 27N110W TO
25N109W...INCLUDING GULF OF CALIFORNIA... NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 8 FT. WITHIN 25N108W TO 23N109W TO 24N110W TO 31N115W TO
32N114W TO 25N108W...INCLUDING GULF OF CALIFORNIA... NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 27N110W TO 25N110W TO 26N111W TO 
29N114W TO 30N113W TO 27N110W...INCLUDING GULF OF CALIFORNIA... 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 10N85W TO 09N87W TO 11N88W TO 11N86W TO
10N86W TO 10N85W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... NE WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 10N85W TO 09N87W TO 11N88W TO 11N86W TO
10N86W TO 10N85W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... NE WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 10N85W TO 09N87W TO 11N88W TO 11N86W TO
10N86W TO 10N85W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... NE WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 08N87W TO 06N89W TO 
11N91W TO 11N86W TO 08N87W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2030 UTC THU DEC 24...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 08N78W TO 06N103W. ITCZ FROM 06N103W TO 
08N121W. IT RESUMES FROM 07N124W TO 08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG FROM 03N TO 08N E OF 82W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG FROM 08N TO 15N BETWEEN 113W AND 126W.

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.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.