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FZPN03 KNHC 142200
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC THU DEC 14.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI DEC 15.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT DEC 16.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N94W TO 15N96W TO 12N97W TO 12N96W TO 13N95W
TO 16N94W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF
AREA WITHIN 12N93W TO 15N96W TO 09N100W TO 09N105W TO 06N105W TO
04N97W TO 12N93W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE
SWELL. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 13N97W TO 11N97W TO
11N95W TO 13N93W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N97W TO 13N97W TO
13N95W TO 14N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

...GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT W OF AREA. WITHIN 30N137W TO 30N140W TO 28N140W TO 
29N138W TO 30N137W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30N133W TO 30N137W TO 27N140W TO 20N140W TO 
27N135W TO 30N133W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN W TO 
NW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N138W TO 25N140W. WITHIN 
30N138W TO 30N140W TO 28N140W TO 29N139W TO 30N138W W TO NW WINDS
30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 28N132W TO 
30N131W TO 30N138W TO 27N140W TO 23N140W TO 24N137W TO 28N132W S 
TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA 
WITHIN 30N128W TO 30N131W TO 23N140W TO 09N140W TO 10N138W TO 
20N136W TO 30N128W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN W TO 
NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N136W TO 19N140W. WITHIN 
30N129W TO 30N133W TO 26N134W TO 26N131W TO 30N129W S WINDS 30 TO
35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30N126W TO 26N134W TO 
30N140W TO 22N140W TO 23N130W TO 30N126W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 12 TO 19 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 24N128W TO 22N134W TO 
22N140W TO 10N140W TO 14N135W TO 24N128W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. NEW COLD FRONT FROM 
30N130W TO 23N140W. WITHIN 30N138.5W TO 30N140W TO 29.5N140W TO 
29.5N139W TO 30N138.5W W WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 22 TO 24 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30N126W TO 30N139W TO 27N140W TO 26N133W TO 
30N126W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 16 TO 23 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA
WITHIN 30N124W TO 30N127W TO 26N131W TO 24N140W TO 12N140W TO 
18N132W TO 30N124W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 24N140W. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 11N86W TO 12N86W TO 10N89W TO 09N89W TO 09N87W TO 10N86W
TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 10N89W TO 10N92W TO 09N93W
TO 07N94W TO 07N91W TO 08N88W TO 10N89W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.TROUGH FROM 06N128W TO 09N124W. WITHIN 12N117W TO 12N122W TO 
12N124W TO 10N125W TO 09N120W TO 09N116W TO 12N117W W WINDS 20 TO
25 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN E SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 15N127W TO 17N140W TO 09N140W TO 09N134W TO 13N128W TO 
15N127W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH AREA DESCRIBED ABOVE.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA 12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 27N111W TO 27N112W 
TO 25N111W TO 23N109W TO 25N109W TO 27N111W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N113W TO 31N115W TO 26N111W TO 
23N110W TO 23N108W TO 25N109W TO 30N113W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 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 2130 UTC THU DEC 14...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 06N77W TO 06N94W TO 05N111W. ITCZ 
CONTINUES FROM 05N111W TO 07N122W...AND THEN FROM 08N128W TO 
BEYOND 10N140W. TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 06N127W TO 09N124W. SCATTERED
MODERATE FROM 02N TO 09N BETWEEN 82W AND 113W...AND FROM 05N TO 
09N BETWEEN 125W AND 140W. 

$$
.FORECASTER AREINHART. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.