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FZPN03 KNHC 162143
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC SAT DEC 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT DEC 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN DEC 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON DEC 18.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 15N96W TO 15N95W TO 15N94W
TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS
25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 14N94W TO 16N94W 
TO 15N95W TO 15N96W TO 13N97W TO 13N95W TO 14N94W N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 14N95W TO
15N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE
WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N93W TO 
15N96W TO 13N99W TO 11N100W TO 10N97W TO 12N93W TO 15N93W NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N95W TO
16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 25 TO 35
KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N94W TO 15N96W TO 14N96W 
TO 13N96W TO 13N95W TO 14N94W TO 15N94W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.

...GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FROM 30N127W TO 23N130W...THEN STATIONARY TO 14N140W. 
WITHIN 30N137W TO 30N140W TO 29N140W TO 29N139W TO 30N137W SW TO
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 20 TO 25 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30N128W 
TO 30N137W TO 29N140W TO 27N140W TO 25N133W TO 30N128W SW WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 30N125W 
TO 30N128W TO 26N132W TO 26N140W TO 12N140W TO 18N132W TO 30N125W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 30N125W TO 21N130W. 
WITHIN 30N127W TO 30N140W TO 27N140W TO 26N138W TO 27N131W TO 
30N127W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 21 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
28N124W TO 26N140W TO 10N140W TO 15N131W TO 20N127W TO 28N124W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW COLD FRONT FROM 30N134W TO 26N140W. WITHIN
30N129W TO 30N134W TO 28N135W TO 26N135W TO 28N131W TO 30N129W 
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30N122W 
TO 27N133W TO 30N140W TO 06N140W TO 15N127W TO 30N122W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 30N128W TO 26N138W. 
WITHIN 24N116W TO 30N140W TO 02N140W TO 07N122W TO 24N116W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N86W TO 11N88W TO 10N88W TO 10N86W TO
11N86W TO 12N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2030 UTC SAT DEC 16...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 10N86W TO 06N99W. ITCZ FROM 06N99W TO 
08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF 
BOUNDARIES AND E OF 107W.

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.FORECASTER ERA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.