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FZPN03 KNHC 202035
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC WED DEC 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU DEC 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI DEC 22.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 15N96W TO 15N95W TO 
16N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N94W TO 16N96W TO 14N97W TO 
13N97W TO 13N96W TO 14N94W TO 15N94W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 14N94W TO 14N100W TO 
04N100W TO 06N91W TO 14N94W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 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 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N94W TO 16N95W TO 14N97W TO 12N99W TO 12N97W 
TO 13N95W TO 15N94W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 15N94W TO 12N96W TO 15N96W TO 12N100W TO
10N100W TO 10N94W TO 15N94W NE WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT IN NE SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 14N98W TO
12N98W TO 12N95W TO 15N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N94W TO 16N95W TO 13N98W TO 11N99W TO
11N97W TO 12N95W TO 14N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 11N86W TO 11N87W TO 10N87W TO 10N86W 
TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 30 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 10N86W TO 11N87W TO 11N89W
TO 10N90W TO 08N90W TO 09N88W TO 10N86W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 12N86W TO 10N90W TO 
10N92W TO 08N92W TO 07N89W TO 09N87W TO 12N86W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.03 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 12N87W TO 10N89W TO 08N90W TO
09N88W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 09N87W TO 
09N90W TO 11N89W TO 10N93W TO 07N93W TO 07N89W TO 09N87W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 11N87W TO 09N89W TO 08N93W TO
08N91W TO 09N88W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... 
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 09N87W TO 
11N90W TO 10N95W TO 08N94W TO 06N91W TO 08N88W TO 09N87W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 10N86W TO 11N86W TO 10N89W TO 08N90W TO
08N89W TO 10N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N123W TO 24N140W. WITHIN 30N124W TO 30N140W 
TO 26N140W TO 25N138W TO 28N126W TO 30N124W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N120W TO 23N130W. WITHIN 
30N128W TO 30N133W TO 29N132W TO 28N129W TO 28N127W TO 30N128W NW
TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
30N117W TO 28N131W TO 30N140W TO 20N140W TO 22N125W TO 30N117W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 30N114W TO 22N120W. 
WITHIN 30N117W TO 30N140W TO 08N140W TO 10N132W TO 19N119W TO 
30N117W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.

.WITHIN 06N80W TO 07N80W TO 07N80W TO 07N81W TO 05N81W TO 05N80W
TO 06N80W...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.

.WITHIN 14N100W TO 11N126W TO 17N140W TO 00N140W TO 02S111W TO
06N100W TO 14N100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 07N94W TO 12N100W TO 10N105W TO 04N108W
TO 01N104W TO 03N95W TO 07N94W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT IN NE SWELL. WITHIN 15N137W TO 19N140W TO 06N140W TO 06N137W TO 
09N135W TO 15N137W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 08N95W TO 09N98W TO 09N104W TO 07N106W
TO 02N100W TO 02N97W TO 08N95W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9
FT IN NE SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2000 UTC WED DEC 20...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 06N77W TO 05N91W. ITCZ FROM 05N91W TO 
06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 02N TO 08N AND E OF 92W...AND 
FROM 03N TO 10N AND W OF 110W.

$$
.FORECASTER ERA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.