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FZPN03 KNHC 192030
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC TUE DEC 19 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE DEC 19.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED DEC 20.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU DEC 21.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 14N96W TO 14N95W TO 15N95W TO
16N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N TO NE WINDS 30
TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N93W TO 16N95W TO 
15N96W TO 12N101W TO 11N98W TO 13N94W TO 16N93W N TO NE WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. REMAINDER AREA WITHIN 15N94W TO 
12N96W TO 15N96W TO 12N101W TO 09N97W TO 11N93W TO 15N94W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94.5W TO 16.5N94.5W TO 16.5N95W TO 
16N95.5W TO 15.5N95.5W TO 15.5N95W TO 16N94.5W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N95W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 14N97W TO 13N96W 
TO 13N95W TO 15N95W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. 
REMAINDER AREA WITHIN 15N94W TO 10N115W TO 04N120W TO 03S120W TO
03.4S109W TO 04N97W TO 15N94W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 15N96W TO 15N95W TO
16N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N TO NE WINDS 30 
TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N94W TO 16N95W TO 
13N99W TO 12N99W TO 12N98W TO 13N96W TO 15N94W N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. REMAINDER AREA WITHIN 15N94W TO 
07N110W TO 03N109W TO 02S103W TO 00N98W TO 06N91W TO 15N94W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 10N86W TO 12N86W TO 10N90W TO 08N91W TO 08N88W TO
10N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 10N86W TO 12N86W TO 11N89W TO 09N93W TO
07N93W TO 08N90W TO 10N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N86W TO 11N89W TO 09N89W TO 09N88W TO
10N86W TO 12N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... NE WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.

.WITHIN 30N132W TO 30N136W TO 29N136W TO 29N134W TO 29N133W TO
30N132W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N125W TO 30N140W TO 26N140W TO 
26N133W TO 28N127W TO 30N125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 14 
FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 29N W OF 128W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N117W TO 30N140W TO 21N140W TO 
21N129W TO 26N120W TO 30N117W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 26N BETWEEN 122W AND 133W.

.WITHIN 13N115W TO 16N140W TO 00N140W TO 00N126W TO 06N115W TO
13N115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N122W TO 16N134W TO 17N140W TO 
00N140W TO 07N122W TO 11N122W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 
FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N135W TO 19N137W TO 19N140W TO 
06N140W TO 07N135W TO 15N135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 
FT IN NW SWELL.

.WITHIN 07N79.5W TO 07N80W TO 06.5N80.5W TO 05.5N80.5W TO
05.5N80W TO 06N79.5W TO 07N79.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 07N79.5W TO 07N80W TO 06.5N80.5W TO 
05.5N80.5W TO 05.5N80W TO 06N79.5W TO 07N79.5W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 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 TUE DEC 19...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 08N79W TO 07N88W TO 04N95W. ITCZ FROM 04N95W
TO 05N116W TO 08N121W TO 09N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 03N TO
08N BETWEEN 83W AND 109W...AND FROM 05N TO 09N BETWEEN 135W AND 
140W.

$$
.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.