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FZPN03 KNHC 250926
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC FRI DEC 25 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI DEC 25.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT DEC 26.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN DEC 27.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.WITHIN 15N94W TO 15N96W TO 16N96W TO 16N94W TO 16N93W TO
15N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N WINDS 40 TO 50
KT. SEAS 15 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 13N93W TO 13N95W TO 
14N97W TO 15N97W TO 14N93W TO 13N93W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. 
SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 11N95W TO 12N97W TO 
14N97W TO 13N96W TO 13N93W TO 11N95W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N95W TO 14N96W TO 16N96W TO 16N95W TO
15N94W TO 14N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N TO NE 
WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 13N94W TO 12N96W TO 12N99W TO 14N97W TO 14N94W TO 13N94W 
NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER
OF AREA WITHIN 09N90W TO 06N96W TO 10N104W TO 15N101W TO 15N94W 
TO 09N90W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN IN NE AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N94W TO 14N95W TO 15N96W TO 16N95W TO
16N94W TO 15N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 02N93W TO 01N99W TO 
05N108W TO 12N108W TO 10N91W TO 02N93W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN NE AND SW SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

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

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N137W TO 28N140W. WITHIN 24N137W TO 16N137W 
TO 15N140W TO 30N140W TO 30N132W TO 24N137W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 08N120W TO 
07N126W TO 10N128W TO 11N124W TO 11N119W TO 08N120W E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N128W TO 23N140W. WITHIN 
11N124W TO 06N140W TO 30N140W TO 30N124W TO 22N129W TO 11N124W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 30N119W TO 
25N135W. WITHIN 08N127W TO 04N140W TO 30N140W TO 29N115W TO 
20N124W TO 08N127W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW 
SWELL.

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

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0900 UTC FRI DEC 25...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 09N78W TO 06N95W. ITCZ FROM 06N95W TO 
07N122W...AND FROM 07N126W TO BEYOND 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE
ISOLATED STRONG FROM 07N TO 12N BETWEEN 120W AND 125W.

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.