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FZPN03 KNHC 180351
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                               
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                           
0430 UTC SUN JAN 18 2015

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN JAN 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON JAN 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE JAN 20.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING... 
.N OF 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE 
FROM 08N TO 12.5N BETWEEN 94W AND 102W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED N TO NE AND NW SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15.5N95W 
TO 13.5N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 
25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 
16N95W TO 15.5N95W TO 11.5N96.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15.5N95W 
TO 13.5N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 
30 TO 40 KT. SEAS TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 
16N95W TO 15.5N95W TO 11.5N97.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
12N97W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09.5N TO 14N BETWEEN 94W 
AND 101W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14.5N BETWEEN 94W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING 
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 08.5N TO 14N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 102W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED N TO NE AND NW SWELL.

SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.LOW PRES NEAR 19.5N121.5W 1012 MB. WITHIN 270 NM NE AND 210 NM 
NW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 
16N TO 24N BETWEEN 122W AND 130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 
10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. FROM 10N TO 24N W OF 130W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. N OF 24N 
W OF 135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL... 
HIGHEST NW. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES TO WEAKEN TO TROUGH FROM 13N127W TO 
20N126.5W. FROM 20N TO 23N BETWEEN 125W AND 129W NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 
LINE FROM 30N123W TO 23N120W TO 08N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MAINLY NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 13N130W TO 21N131W. FROM 20N TO 
23N BETWEEN 131W AND 135W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. 
ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 30N118W TO 11N134W TO 08N140W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MAINLY NW SWELL.

.FROM 10N TO 11.5N E OF 87W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 11.5N E OF 87W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 11.5N86W TO 09N89W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 11.5N E OF 87W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 11.5N86W TO 08.5N89W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST 10N TO 11.5N E OF 87W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 07.5N 
TO 10N BETWEEN 87W AND 101W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN 
MIXED N AND SW SWELL.

.N OF 05N BETWEEN 79W AND 81W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.FROM 22N TO 25N BETWEEN 108W AND 111W...INCLUDING S PORTIONS OF 
GULF OF CALIFORNIA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID 0230 UTC SUN JAN 18...

.FROM 09N TO 19N BETWEEN 111W AND 120W...SCATTERED TO LOCALLY 
NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...         
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 07N75W TO 03N80W TO 08N87W TO 
06N90W...THEN TRANSITIONS TO ITCZ CONTINUING ON TO 10N118W... 
WHERE IT BREAKS...THEN RESUMES FROM 08N123W TO BEYOND 06N140W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION FROM 05N TO 10N BETWEEN 83W AND 
90W.

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.