092 
FZPN03 KNHC 181532
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC WED DEC 18 2024

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU DEC 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI DEC 20.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 14N95W TO 14N94W TO
16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94.5W TO 16.5N95W TO 
16N95.5W TO 15.5N95.5W TO 15.5N94.5W TO 16N94.5W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 14N96W TO 14N95W 
TO 15N94W TO 16N94W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 14N95W TO 
15N95W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30
TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 
15N96W TO 12N98W TO 12N97W TO 13N94W TO 16N94W N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 
16N95W TO 16N96W TO 15N96W TO 14N95W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 12N97W TO 14N94W 
TO 15N94W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER 
OF AREA WITHIN 15N94W TO 15N96W TO 13N98W TO 13N95W TO 12N95W TO 
13N93W TO 15N94W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 30N116W TO 30N140W TO 01N140W TO 04N107W TO 08N107W TO
15N123W TO 30N116W...INCLUDING SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N134W TO 30N140W TO 28N140W TO 
28N137W TO 29N135W TO 30N134W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT 
IN W TO NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 23N113W TO 29N124W TO 27N140W 
TO 03N140W TO 06N117W TO 23N113W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N119W TO 30N134W TO 27N140W TO 
04N140W TO 10N117W TO 17N130W TO 30N119W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. WITHIN 30N119W TO 30N134W TO 
27N140W TO 04N140W TO 10N117W TO 17N130W TO 30N119W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. 

.WITHIN 11N86W TO 11N87W TO 10N88W TO 10N87W TO 10N86W TO
11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.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 18...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 08N83W TO 06N92W, WHERE IT 
TRANSITIONS TO THE ITCZ AND CONTINUES TO 07N123W. A TROUGH 
EXTENDS FROM 10N125W TO 05N126W. THE ITCZ RESUMES AT 07N128W AND
TO BEYOND 07N140W. 

$$
.FORECASTER KRV. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.