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FZPN03 KNHC 150840
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC FRI DEC 15 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC FRI DEC 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT DEC 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN DEC 17.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW PRES N OF AREA NEAR 33N138W 999 MB WITH COLD FRONT TO 
30N138W AND TO 25N140W. WITHIN 30N135W TO 30N138W TO 27N140W TO 
26N138W TO 27N136W TO 30N135W S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 
TO 13 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30N131W TO 27N136W 
TO 30N138W TO 28N140W TO 24N140W TO 25N135W TO 30N131W S TO SW 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. WITHIN 24N132W TO 28N129W 
TO 30N131W TO 26N134W TO 23N140W TO 15N140W TO 24N132W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N134W TO 20N135W TO 16N140W. 
WITHIN 30N126W TO 30N131W TO 28N132W TO 25N131W TO 25N128W TO 
28N126W TO 30N126W S WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT IN 
MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30N125W TO 30N140W TO 
23N140W TO 26N128W TO 30N125W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 16 
TO 21 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. WITHIN 23N128W TO 30N125W TO 25N131W 
TO 22N140W TO 12N140W TO 23N128W W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. NEW COLD FRONT TO 
EXTEND FROM 30N138W TO 23N140W. WITHIN 30N137W TO 30N140W TO 
28N140W TO 28N138W TO 30N137W SW TO W WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 
TO 24 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. WITHIN 30N126W TO 30N137W TO 27N140W 
TO 26N135W TO 27N134W TO 25N132W TO 30N126W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. WITHIN 30N124W TO 
26N131W TO 26N140W TO 12N140W TO 14N137W TO 21N128W TO 30N124W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 11 TO 
17 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 16N W OF 128W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N136W TO 20N140W. WITHIN 
0N131W TO 30N140W TO 26N140W TO 26N136W TO 27N133W TO 30N131W SW 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT W OF FRONT. 
SEAS 17 TO 23 FT IN NW SWELL. WITHIN 29N124W TO 30N130W TO 
25N140W TO 08N140W TO 19N126W TO 29N124W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL.

...GALE WARNING...
.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.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 
16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 
35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N94W TO 15N96W TO 
12N97W TO 12N96W TO 13N95W TO 16N94W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 11N86W TO 12N86W TO 10N89W TO 09N89W TO 09N89W TO 10N86W 
TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA WITHIN 27N110W TO 27N112W TO 25N111W TO 
23N109W TO 25N109W TO 27N110W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 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.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST 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 0815 UTC FRI DEC 15...

.SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM OF 12N97W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 06N77W TO LOW PRES NEAR 05N78W 
1004 MB TO 06N87W TO 06N96W TO 05N103W TO 04N110W. ITCZ EXTENDS 
FROM 04N110W TO 07N120W TO 09N127W TO 10N135W TO 10N140W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM S OF TROUGH 
BETWEEN 77W AND 79W...BETWEEN 87W AND 92W...ALSO WITHIN 60 NM OF 
TROUGH BETWEEN 92W AND 97W AND WITHIN 30 NM OF TROUGH BETWEEN 
105W AND 108W.  

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.