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FZPN03 KNHC 172145
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 UTC SUN JAN 17 2016

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SUN JAN 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON JAN 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE JAN 19.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...

.WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF
OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14
FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N96W N TO NE
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N95W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO
13.5N95.5W TO 12N98W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO
14N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY LINE
FROM 15N94W TO 09N96W TO 09N100W TO 13N102W TO 13N98W TO 15N96W
TO 15N94W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN SW
SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95.5W
...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40
KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO
13.5N95.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER
OF AREA BOUNDED BY LINE FROM 13N95W TO 08N97W TO 08N101W TO
12N104W TO 13N103W TO 12N99W TO 14N97W TO 13N95W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13.5N96W
...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45
KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 14N95.5W TO 13N97.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT. REMAINDER OF AREA BOUNDED BY LINE FROM 12N95W TO 06N93W TO
07N101W TO 13N101W TO 12N95W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT
IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13.5N96W
...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40
KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 14N95.5W TO 12N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15
FT. REMAINDER OF AREA BOUNDED BY LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N92W TO
09N96W TO 09N101W TO 14N101W TO 16N96W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W
...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35
KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 14N96W TO 11N99W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
REMAINDER OF AREA BOUNDED BY LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N92W TO09N96W
TO 09N101W TO 14N101W TO 16N96W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

...GALE WARNING...
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 11N87.5W
...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 09N90W
...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 09N90W
...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8
TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 09N89W TO
08N94W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 11.5N86.5W
...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS
TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO
07.5N92.5W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER OF
AREA BOUNDED BY LINE FROM 10N92W TO 06N89W TO 06N93W TO 10N94W
TO 10N92W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 150 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 08.5N90.5W
...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9
TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM OF LINE FROM 08N90.5W TO
07N96W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 25N TO 29N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 30N NW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N135W TO 29N140W. W OF LINE FROM 30N116W TO
13N130W TO 08N130W TO 05N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 18
FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 28N115W TO 24N113W TO
16N118W TO 07N115W TO 00N130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT IN NW SWELL.  
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. FROM 05N TO 10N W OF
125W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE
FROM 30N116W TO 24N115W TO 10N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12
TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA W OF LINE FROM 27N114W
TO 21N109W TO 116N112W TO 08N112W TO 00N126W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DIFFUSE. FROM 05N TO 12N W OF 125W
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM
30N116W TO 23N114W TO 05N125W TO 05N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 12 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA W OF LINE FROM
23N110W TO 19N106W TO 09N108W TO 00N121W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N W OF 115W AND FROM 05N TO 08N W OF
128W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL.
ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 23N110W TO 20N105W TO 13N110W TO
07N100W TO 05N110W TO 03N117W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE FROM 23N110W TO 20N105W TO 15N101W
TO 09N101W TO 05N95W TO 02N104W TO 03.4S114W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.

.18 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 08N BETWEEN 78.5W AND 80.5W...
INCLUDING THE W GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 07N BETWEEN 79W AND 80.5W N WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 04N TO 08N BETWEEN 78.5W AND 81.5W...
INCLUDING THE W GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
8 TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE FROM 07.5N79.5W TO
01.5N82W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID 2115 UTC SUN JAN 17... 

TROUGH FROM 14N104W TO 09N109W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM
EITHER SIDE OF TROUGH. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...    

TROUGH FROM 09N84W TO 06N88W TO 05N94W. ITCZ FROM 05.94W TO
08N109W THEN RESUMES NEAR 08N11W TO 05N124W TO 04N136W TO
03N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 05N TO 08N
BETWEEN 130W AND 135W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 06N TO 08N
BETWEEN 111W AND 115W...AND FROM 04N TO 07N BETWEEN 118W TO
125W. 

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.FORECASTER PAW. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.