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HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC MON DEC 29 2025

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON DEC 29.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE DEC 30.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED DEC 31.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.18 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M.
ELSEWHERE N OF 14.5N BETWEEN 94W AND 95.5W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
TO 2.5 M.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO
13.5N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO
40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 45 NM OF A LINE FROM
16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13.5N96W TO 13N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO
13N96.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO
40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 13N96.5W TO 12.5N100W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO
13N96.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO
40 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 13N96.5W TO 11.5N100W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M.
FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 100W AND 105W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 17N TO 27N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO
3.5 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 27N W OF 120W...AND FROM 14N TO 25N
BETWEEN 112W AND 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN NW TO
N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 16N TO 28N W OF 124W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. FROM 21N TO 27N BETWEEN 119W AND 124W E TO SE
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 28N W OF
120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN NW TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 24N BETWEEN 125W AND 128W N WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M. N OF 27N BETWEEN 122W AND 125W E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M. FROM 21N TO 26N BETWEEN 114W AND 119W E TO SE
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N W OF 130W TO
A LINE FROM 26N130W TO 23N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN IN
NE SWELL. N OF A LINE FROM 21N123W TO 15N130W TO ANOTHER LINE FROM
29N123W TO 26N130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN MIXED
SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 24N W OF 110W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 24N W OF 110W NW TO N
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 M S OF 28N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 24N W OF 110W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.FROM 10.5N TO 11.5N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 11.5N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 09.5N89W NE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 11.5N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

CONVECTION VALID AT 0300 UTC MON DEC 29...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 10N85W TO 08N105W. THE ITCZ
CONTINUES FROM 10N85W TO 10N125W TO 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE
CONVECTION IS NOTED FROM 07N TO 11N BETWEEN 115W AND 122W.

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.