956 
FZPN03 KNHC 211614
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC THU DEC 21 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU DEC 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI DEC 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT DEC 23.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 15N96W TO 14N95W TO 15N94W
TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 35
KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT. WITHIN 14N94W TO 15N97W TO 13N99W TO 
12N95W TO 12N94W TO 14N94W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
WITHIN 10N91W TO 13N99W TO 09N119W TO 03.4S120W TO 03.4S103W TO 
04N92W TO 10N91W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N 
SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 13N99W TO
11N99W TO 11N95W TO 15N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC 
...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. WITHIN 08N89W TO 
12N100W TO 07N108W TO 03S110W TO 03.4S97W TO 08N89W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N93W TO 16N95W TO 14N98W TO 12N98W TO
11N95W TO 13N93W TO 16N93W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC 
...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. WITHIN 09N95W TO 
12N102W TO 06N108W TO 01N99W TO 02N95W TO 06N93W TO 09N95W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N94W TO 16N94W TO 15N96W TO 14N96W TO
13N95W TO 14N94W TO 15N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC 
...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 11N86W TO 12N88W TO 11N92W TO 08N91W TO 08N88W TO 09N86W
TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... NE WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 11N88W TO 10N90W TO 08N89W TO
09N87W TO 10N86W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... 
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 12N87W TO 11N88W TO 10N88W TO
09N88W TO 09N86W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N120W TO 23N133W. WITHIN 30N126W TO 30N134W 
TO 28N132W TO 27N130W TO 28N127W TO 30N126W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. WITHIN 30N118W TO 28N131W TO 30N134W TO 
30N140W TO 21N140W TO 22N130W TO 30N118W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N117W TO 23N130W. WITHIN 
30N116W TO 30N124W TO 29N123W TO 28N121W TO 28N115W TO 
30N116W...INCLUDING SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY... W WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. WITHIN 23N116W TO 28N115W TO 30N140W TO 
06N140W TO 12N129W TO 23N116W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. WITHIN 29N116W TO 
30N140W TO 07N140W TO 10N120W TO 15N113W TO 29N116W...INCLUDING 
SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY AND WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE... WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.

.WITHIN 11N127W TO 17N140W TO 05N140W TO 04N137W TO 07N127W TO
11N127W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH ABOVE FEATURE.

.WITHIN 08N79W TO 09N79W TO 08N80W TO 06N80W TO 05N79W TO 05N78W
TO 08N79W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA AND NEAR THE AZUERO
PENINSULA... N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.18 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 THU DEC 21...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM THE COAST OF COLOMBIA NEAR 07N78W
TO 05N90W. THE ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 05N90W TO BEYOND 06N140W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE AND ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION IS NOTED FROM 
04N-08N BETWEEN 102-117W, AND FROM 03N-08N WEST OF 130W. 

$$
.FORECASTER LANDSEA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.