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FZPN03 KNHC 232104
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC FRI DEC 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC FRI DEC 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT DEC 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN DEC 25.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 16N94.5W TO 16N95W TO 15.5N95W TO 
15N95W TO 15.5N94.5W TO 16N94.5W N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 9
FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 14N95W TO 
16N94W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 14.5N BETWEEN 94W AND
95.5W N WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 14N96W TO 14N95W TO 15N94W TO 
16N94W N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA 
WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N97W TO 13N97W TO 13N95W TO 14N93W 
TO 16N94W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE 
SWELL.
.15 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 13N96W TO
13N95W TO 14N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC... N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 21 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N93W TO 16N95W TO 13N97W TO 12N99W TO 11N98W 
TO 12N94W TO 15N93W N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT. 
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 14N92W TO 16N94W TO 16N96W TO 13N98W TO 
11N96W TO 12N94W TO 14N92W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT 
IN NORTHERLY SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 14N97W TO 12N97W TO
13N95W TO 14N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC... N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 19 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 14N93W TO 16N95W TO 13N98W TO 11N101W TO 10N101W
TO 12N94W TO 14N93W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT. 
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 13N91W TO 16N94W TO 16N96W TO 12N101W TO
10N101W TO 09N96W TO 13N91W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT
IN NORTHERLY SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94.5W TO 16N95W TO 15.5N95.5W TO 
14N95.5W TO 14N95W TO 14.5N94.5W TO 16N94.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF
OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 13N97W TO 11N100W TO 12N97W 
TO 13N94W TO 16N94W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 16N94W TO 12N105W TO 08N107W TO 04N99W 
TO 04N92W TO 07N90W TO 16N94W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT IN N TO NE SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 09N137W TO 10N139W TO 08N140W TO 08N137W TO 07N135W TO
08N134W TO 09N137W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 12 FT
IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30N130W TO 30N140W TO 00N140W TO 
06N136W TO 03N122W TO 10N118W TO 30N130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 16N AND 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW
AND E SWELL S OF 16N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 10N130W TO 11N132W TO 11N135W TO 
08N137W TO 09N133W TO 09N129W TO 10N130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 28N128W TO 30N140W 
TO 00N140W TO 08N130W TO 00N127W TO 06N111W TO 28N128W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 16N AND 8 TO 10 FT 
IN MIXED NW AND E SWELL S OF 16N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28.5N W OF 138W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N124W TO 
24N122W TO 30N140W TO 05N140W TO 10N113W TO 16N124W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.

.WITHIN 07N105W TO 07N105W TO 08N105W TO 06N108W TO 06N107W TO
06N106W TO 07N105W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MERGING NW
AND S SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N109W TO 13N109W TO 13N112W TO 
12N113W TO 11N112W TO 11N109W TO 12N109W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS TO MERGE WITH AREA OF NW SWELL OVER
WESTERN WATERS. 

.WITHIN 11N86W TO 11N87W TO 10N87W TO 11N87W TO 10N86W TO
11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 11N87W TO 10N88W TO 09N89W TO
09N88W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 11N88W TO 10N88W TO 10N87W TO
11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 10.5N87.5W TO 12N92W TO 
07.5N90W TO 10.5N87.5W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN 
MERGING NW AND NE SWELL.

.33 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WITHIN 28N112W TO 29N113W 
TO 28N113W TO 27N112W TO 26N111W TO 28N112W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. 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 2030 UTC FRI DEC 23...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 10N74W TO 09N84W TO 06.5N89W TO 
06.5N92W. ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 06.5N92W TO 09N106W TO 08.5N122W 
THEN RESUMES NEAR 05.5N129W TO BEYOND 05.5N140W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION FROM 03N TO 06N E OF 90W... 
FROM 07N TO 09.5N BETWEEN 103W AND 126W...AND FROM 04.5N TO 
07.5N W OF 128W.

$$ 
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.