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FZPN03 KNHC 201536
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC WED DEC 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED DEC 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU DEC 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI DEC 22.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 15N96W TO 15N95W TO 
16N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N94W TO 16N96W TO 14N97W TO
13N99W TO 12N98W TO 13N95W TO 15N94W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 14N93W TO 12N96W TO 15N97W 
TO 14N100W TO 05N100W TO 07N91W TO 14N93W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94.5W TO 16N95W TO 16N95.5W TO 
15N95.5W TO 15N95W TO 15.5N94.5W TO 16N94.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF
OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N94W TO 15N95W TO 16N96W TO 14N97W TO 13N96W 
TO 13N95W TO 15N94W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 15N94W TO 15N96W TO 13N100W TO 10N99W TO
10N92W TO 12N95W TO 15N94W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN NE SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W 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 11 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 12N95W TO 14N94W TO 14N97W TO 13N100W TO 10N100W
TO 10N93W TO 12N95W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N96W TO 13N98W TO 12N98W TO
12N95W TO 13N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 11N86W TO 11N87W TO 10N87W TO 10N86W TO 
11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 12N86W TO 10N90W TO 12N89W TO 
09N92W TO 07N91W TO 08N87W TO 12N86W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8
TO 11 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 12N86W TO 10N90W TO 12N89W TO
09N92W TO 07N91W TO 08N87W TO 12N86W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.09 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 10N86W TO 12N87W TO 10N90W TO 08N92W TO
08N92W TO 08N88W TO 10N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 09N86W 
TO 12N91W TO 11N93W TO 08N93W TO 06N92W TO 07N88W TO 09N86W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 10N86W TO 11N86W TO 11N89W TO 10N91W TO
09N90W TO 09N88W TO 10N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... 
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 12N89W TO
11N91W TO 10N92W TO 08N91W TO 08N90W TO 09N88W TO 12N89W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 12N87W TO 09N90W TO 08N90W TO
08N88W TO 10N86W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... 
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N126W TO 25N140W. WITHIN 30N126W TO 30N132W 
TO 29N131W TO 28N129W TO 29N126W TO 30N126W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30N132W TO 30N140W TO 27N140W 
TO 27N137W TO 28N132W TO 30N132W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N123W TO 24N134W. WITHIN 
30N127W TO 30N132W TO 29N131W TO 28N129W TO 28N128W TO 30N127W NW
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30N119W TO
28N130W TO 30N132W TO 30N140W TO 21N140W TO 24N126W TO 30N119W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N119W TO 23N130W. WITHIN 
30N116W TO 30N140W TO 08N140W TO 21N117W TO 30N116W...INCLUDING 
SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
NW SWELL.

.WITHIN 14N100W TO 12N126W TO 17N140W TO 00N140W TO 02S111W TO
06N100W TO 14N100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 08N89W TO 12N99W TO 08N117W TO
03.4S120W TO 03.4S104W TO 08N89W AND WITHIN 11N127W TO 11N131W TO 
19N140W TO 06N140W TO 07N127W TO 11N127W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 09N93W TO 12N102W TO 07N109W TO 03N107W
TO 00N95W TO 09N93W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.

.WITHIN 08N78W TO 09N79W TO 07N81W TO 05N81W TO 04N80W TO 06N79W
TO 08N78W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA AND NEAR THE AZUERO
PENINSULA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 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 1500 UTC WED DEC 20...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 06N77W TO 05N85W. ITCZ FROM 05N85W TO 05N140W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 03N TO 07N AND E OF 92W...AND FROM 03N 
TO 11N AND W OF 108W.

$$
.FORECASTER ERA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.