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FZPN03 KNHC 271618
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC WED DEC 27 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 27.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU DEC 28.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI DEC 29.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FROM 30N132W TO 25N140W. NW OF A LINE FROM 30N120W TO
25N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 24 FT IN NW SWELL.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30N117W TO 21N129W TO 30N140W TO 08N140W TO 
08N122W TO 16N113W TO 30N117W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF 
SHORE... WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. WITHIN 29N135W TO 
30N135W TO 30N140W TO 27N140W TO 27N139W TO 29N135W SW WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT IN MIXED WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE NW OF A LINE FROM 30N123W TO 15N140W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 
30N119W TO 27N140W TO 08N140W TO 07N131W TO 11N117W TO 18N129W TO
30N119W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST NEW COLD FRONT FROM 30N138W TO 28N140W. WITHIN
30N137W TO 30N140W TO 28N140W TO 29N138W TO 30N137W W TO NW 
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 TO 23 FT IN NW SWELL. WITHIN 30N131W 
TO 30N137W TO 28N140W TO 26N140W TO 26N138W TO 28N133W TO 30N131W
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT IN MIXED WIND WAVES AND 
NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF A LINE FROM 30N120W TO 14N140W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA 
WITHIN 30N117W TO 30N132W TO 26N140W TO 08N140W TO 11N120W TO 
18N126W TO 30N117W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 1O 11 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N128W TO 22N138W. WITHIN 
30N127W TO 30N131W TO 29N132W TO 27N133W TO 27N132W TO 29N128W TO
30N127W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT IN MIXED 
WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. WITHIN 30N131W TO 30N140W TO 28N140W TO 
27N134W TO 30N131W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 20 TO 26 FT IN
W TO NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 23N111W TO 30N113W TO 27N140W TO
02N140W TO 09N120W TO 23N111W...INCLUDING SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY
AND WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE...WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE... WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N93W TO 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO
14N96W TO 14N94W TO 15N93W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC... N 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 1530 UTC WED DEC 27...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM THE COAST OF THE COLOMBIA-PANAMA
BORDER NEAR 08N78W TO 06N120W. THE ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 06N120W TO 
BEYOND 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE AND ISOLATED CONVECTION IS 
OCCURRING FROM 03N-08N WEST OF 127W. ISOLATED MODERATE CONVECTION
IS OCCURRING NORTH OF 05N EAST OF 83W.

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.FORECASTER LANDSEA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.