117  
FZPN03 KNHC 210230  
HSFEP2  
 
HIGH SEAS FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL  
0430 UTC SAT DEC 21 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS  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 0000 UTC SAT DEC 21.  
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN DEC 22.  
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON DEC 23.  
 
.WARNINGS.  
   
..GALE WARNING  
 
.WITHIN 15N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 15N96W TO 14N96W TO 14N95W  
TO 15N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30  
TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 14N93W TO 16N94W TO  
16N95W TO 16N96W TO 13N97W TO 12N95W TO 14N93W N TO NE WINDS 20  
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 14N94W TO  
15N97W TO 11N99W TO 10N97W TO 10N95W TO 11N94W TO 14N94W WINDS 20  
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 15N96W TO  
14N95W TO 15N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC  
...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN  
16N94W TO 16N96W TO 13N97W TO 12N96W TO 14N94W TO 16N94W N TO NE  
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN  
14N94W TO 13N96W TO 14N97W TO 12N100W TO 09N101W TO 09N95W TO  
14N94W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 15N95W TO 16N95W    
..INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC  
N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35  
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWEHRE WITHIN 16N94W TO 15N95W TO 16N96W  
TO 15N96W TO 14N96W TO 14N95W TO 16N94W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25  
KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 14N95W TO 14N96W TO  
11N99W TO 10N98W TO 10N96W TO 11N95W TO 14N95W WINDS 20 KT OR  
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.  
 
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.  
 
.COLD FRONT JUST NW OF AREA. WITHIN 30N133W TO 30N140W TO  
28N140W TO 28N136W TO 30N133W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO  
19 FT IN W TO NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 30N140W. ELSEWHERE WITHIN  
18N134W TO 30N129W TO 28N140W TO 05N140W TO 09N125W TO 18N134W  
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW  
PART.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT NW OF AREA. WITHIN 30N138W TO  
30N140W TO 29N140W TO 29N139W TO 30N138W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  
SEAS 16 TO 18 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 21N126W TO  
30N121W TO 29N140W TO 03N140W TO 07N125W TO 11N121W TO 21N126W  
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 19 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR  
30N133W.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT STILL NW OF AREA. WITHIN 29N115W TO  
30N140W TO 00N140W TO 00N133W TO 10N120W TO 29N115W...INCLUDING  
SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY AND WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE...WINDS 20 KT OR  
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 21 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 30N140W.  
 
.WITHIN 11N86W TO 11N87W TO 11N88W TO 09N88W TO 09N87W TO 10N86W  
TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E 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 0040 UTC SAT DEC 21...  
   
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH  
 
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 09N83W TO 06N99W. ITCZ FROM 06N99W TO  
08N114W TO 07N124W TO 08N135W TO 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM  
04N TO 09N BETWEEN 78W AND 83W...AND FROM 06N TO 09N BETWEEN  
134W AND 138W.  
 
 
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.  
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