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FZPN03 KNHC 171522
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 UTC MON NOV 17 2014

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON NOV 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE NOV 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED NOV 19.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FROM 30N137W TO 25N140W. N OF 27.5N WITHIN 120 NM E 
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N 
OF 25.5N E OF FRONT TO 132W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 
11 FT. N OF 27.5N W OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 
TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 
FT IN W TO NW SWELL. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N134W TO 24N140W. N OF 28N W 
OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN W TO NW 
SWELL. N OF 27.5N E OF FRONT TO 130W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 
FROM 28N134W TO 24N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN 
W TO NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 30N129W TO 
21.5N140W. N OF 28N WITHIN 60 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. W OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 
15 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW PART.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 30N122W TO 26N126W 
THEN FRONTAL TROUGH TO 21N140W. W OF FRONT AND FRONTAL TROUGH 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 
30N132W. ELSEWHERE FROM 13N TO 25N W OF 126W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.

...GALE WARNING...
.12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 
95.5W N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W 
TO 15N95W TO 12N96.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 15N95W TO 11.5N96.5W N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 11.5N TO 14N BETWEEN 
97.5W AND 100W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.   
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W 
TO 15N95W TO 12.5N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 15N95W TO 11N96.5W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. FROM 11N TO 12.5N BETWEEN 
98W AND 108W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS W OF 
103W. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MERGING NE AND NW SWELL...HIGHEST E OF 
100W. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 09N TO 12.5N BETWEEN 93W AND 101W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 22.5N W OF 108W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 10 FT N OF 29N AND TO 9 FT S OF 29N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA W OF 111W NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 04N TO 09N BETWEEN 96W AND 104W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 
19.5N129W TO 11N117.5W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED 
NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.42 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 11.5N E OF 87W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11.5N86W 
TO 09.5N87.5W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID 1430 UTC MON NOV 17...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...          
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 09.5N71W TO 10N84W TO 09N89W TO 
11N98W TO 07N103W TO 08.5N110W...WHERE IT TRANSITIONS TO 
ITCZ...CONTINUING ON TO BEYOND 09.5N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO 
STRONG CONVECTION NOTED ACROSS COLOMBIAN COASTAL WATERS N OF 
03.5N E OF 80W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION NOTED 
WITHIN 180 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS BETWEEN 92W AND 111W...AND 
WITHIN 270 NM N OF ITCZ BETWEEN 111W AND 118W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION NOTED WITHIN 240 NM N AND 120 NM S 
OF ITCZ W OF 136W. 

.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.