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FZPN03 KNHC 301621
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC SAT DEC 30 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT DEC 30.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN DEC 31.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON JAN  1.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 15N95W TO 16N95W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 14N94W TO 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 14N97W TO 12N97W 
TO 13N95W TO 14N94W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N96W TO 13N96W TO 14N95W TO
14N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N94W TO 
16N95W TO 14N98W TO 11N97W TO 11N95W TO 13N94W TO 16N94W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND N TO NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 15N94W TO
16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N120W TO 25N123W TO 22N131W. WITHIN 30N118W 
TO 30N140W TO 10N140W TO 13N131W TO 22N122W TO 30N118W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 30N126W.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 18N104W TO 30N116W TO 30N140W TO 00N140W TO 
03S120W TO 05N109W TO 18N104W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 
FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. NEW COLD FRONT FROM 
30N131W TO 27N136W. WITHIN 30N128W TO 30N135W TO 28N132W TO 
28N130W TO 29N128W TO 30N128W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 
TO 12 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. WITHIN 13N131W TO 16N140W TO 11N140W 
TO 08N134W TO 09N131W TO 13N131W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
11 TO 13 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30N116W TO 30N140W
TO 00N140W TO 02S103W TO 10N94W TO 30N116W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N119W TO 24N124W. WITHIN 
29N121W TO 30N122W TO 30N128W TO 28N126W TO 28N123W TO 29N121W NW
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. WITHIN 
13N132W TO 16N134W TO 17N140W TO 06N140W TO 08N133W TO 13N132W NE
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 30N116W TO 30N140W TO 03N140W TO 03.4S120W TO 03S98W TO 
08N90W TO 30N116W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW 
SWELL.

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

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1530 UTC SAT DEC 30...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 09N84W TO 04N96W. ITCZ FROM 04N96W TO 
07N118W TO 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 04N TO 09N BETWEEN 
104W AND 118W...AND FROM 05N TO 08N BETWEEN 131W AND 140W.

$$
.FORECASTER HAGEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.