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FZPN03 KNHC 200337
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC TUE DEC 20 2022

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC TUE DEC 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED DEC 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU DEC 22.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 
95W N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
16N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 14N96W TO 15N94W TO 16N94W N 
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N95W TO 15N94W TO 16N95W TO 14N97W TO
11N101W TO 11N100W TO 14N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N94W TO 15N96W TO 12N100W TO 11N99W TO 11N96W 
TO 12N94W TO 16N94W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N TO 
NE SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 11N136W TO 14N136W TO 15N140W TO 07N140W TO 06N136W TO 
08N132W TO 11N136W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 07N120W TO 08N133W TO 14N131W TO 
04N140W TO 05N138W TO 03N132W TO 07N120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 07N128W TO 08N136W TO 13N136W TO 
15N125W 08N118W TO 07N128W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT 
IN MIXED SWELL.

.WITHIN 11N86W TO 11N87W TO 11N88W TO 10N89W TO 10N88W TO 10N89W 
TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.06 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WITHIN 27N111W TO 26N111W 
TO 23N109W TO 26N111W TO 27N111W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WITHIN 26N110W TO 27N111W 
TO 27N112W TO 26N111W TO 25N110W TO 26N110W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.18 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES GALE CENTER AND COLD FRONT W OF AREA. 
WITHIN 28N139W TO 30N140W TO 23N140W TO 25N139W TO 27N139W TO 
28N139W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES GALE CENTER AND COLD FRONT W OF AREA.
LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT W OF AREA. WITHIN 30N136W TO 
30N140W TO 24N140W TO 26N138W TO 30N136W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. WITHIN 30N135W TO 30N136W 
TO 25N136W TO 24N140W TO 16N140W TO 23N137W TO 30N135W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN W TO NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT NW OF AREA. WITHIN 30N135W TO 
28N136W TO 24N140W TO 28N140W TO 30N140W TO 30N135W S WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. WITHIN 30N133W TO 24N134W TO 14N140W 
TO 24N140W TO 30N135W TO 30N133W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT PRIMARILY IN W TO NW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0330 UTC TUE DEC 20...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 06N79W TO 09N85W TO 06N92W TO 
05N105W. ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 05N105W TO 08N118W TO 08N130W TO 
08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM N OF ITCZ BETWEEN 123W 
AND 129W.

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.