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FZPN03 KNHC 141559
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC THU DEC 14 2023

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC THU DEC 14.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI DEC 15.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT DEC 16.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 15N95W TO 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 14N96W TO 14N95W
TO 15N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30
TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO
12N98W TO 11N98W TO 11N95W TO 13N94W TO 16N94W N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 15N93W TO 
11N97W TO 08N106W TO 05N106W TO 05N98W TO 06N95W TO 15N93W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N94W TO 16N95W TO 13N97W TO 12N97W TO
12N94W TO 14N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N96W TO 14N97W TO 13N97W TO
13N95W TO 14N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW PRES AND COLD FRONT W OF AREA. WITHIN 30N136W TO 30N140W TO
24N140W TO 27N138W TO 30N136W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT IN W TO NW SWELL.
.15 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES N OF AREA WITH COLD FRONT NEAR 
31N140W. WITHIN 30N138W TO 30N140W TO 28N140W TO 28N139W TO 
29N138W TO 30N138W SW TO W WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30N133W TO 30N137W TO 28N140W TO 24N140W TO 
27N135W TO 30N133W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. 
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 30N130W TO 30N133W TO 23N140W TO 10N140W
TO 11N135W TO 30N130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N136W TO 21N140W. WITHIN 
30N134W TO 30N137W TO 29N136W TO 28N135W TO 29N134W TO 30N134W S 
TO SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
30N129W TO 30N140W TO 21N140W TO 26N131W TO 30N129W SW WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 26N128W TO 
30N128W TO 24N133W TO 20N140W TO 11N140W TO 20N135W TO 26N128W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N129W TO 14N140W. WITHIN 
30N124W TO 30N140W TO 24N140W TO 26N126W TO 30N124W SW TO W WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 21 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 19N135W TO 
25N127W TO 26N132W TO 24N140W TO 10N140W TO 15N130W TO 19N135W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 
22N140W. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N129W TO 13N140W. LITTLE 
CHANGE. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 12N86W TO 11N89W TO 10N93W TO 07N93W TO 07N91W TO 09N86W
TO 12N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N86W TO 11N89W TO 10N90W TO 09N89W TO
10N87W TO 10N86W TO 12N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.LOW PRES NEAR 08N122W 1008 MB. WITHIN 13N119W TO 13N122W TO 
13N125W TO 10N125W TO 09N123W TO 11N119W TO 13N119W E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES DISSIPATES. CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 16N126W TO 17N137W TO 16N140W TO 08N140W TO 09N131W TO
13N125W TO 16N126W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN E 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH AREA DESCRIBED ABOVE. 

.WITHIN 02S116W TO 01S118W TO 01S120W TO 03.4S120W TO 03.4S115W
TO 02S116W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN SE SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA 12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 29N112W TO 29N113W 
TO 28N113W TO 27N112W TO 28N112W TO 29N112W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.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 1530 UTC THU DEC 14...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 07N78W TO 07N93W TO 04N108W. ITCZ 
CONTINUES FROM 04N108W TO 07N114W...AND THEN FROM 08N124W TO 
BEYOND 08N140W. 1009 MB LOW PRES NEAR 08N116W AND 1008 MB LOW
PRES NEAR 08N122W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 02N TO 08N BETWEEN 
77W AND 113W...AND FROM 04N TO 10N BETWEEN 121W AND 138W. 

$$
.FORECASTER AREINHART. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.