000
FZPN03 KNHC 181546
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC FRI NOV 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC FRI NOV 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT NOV 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN NOV 20.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.N OF 14.5N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 16N94W TO 16N95W TO
15N96W TO 15N95W TO 15N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 15N94W TO 16N95W TO
16N96W TO 14N96W TO 13.5N95W TO 14N94W TO 15N94W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 16N95W TO 15N96W TO
13N96W TO 13N95W TO 15N95W TO 16N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 16N94W TO 15N96W TO 12N97W
TO 14N95W TO 12N96W TO 14N94W TO 16N94W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 16.5N94.5W TO
14N95.5W TO 12N97W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE
WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM OF
LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 12.5N96W TO 08.5N104W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO
30 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS W OF 98W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
REMAINDER OF AREA N OF 08N BETWEEN 92.5W AND 100W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF LINE FROM 30N116W TO 27.5N115W TO 22.5N111.5W TO 20N112.5W
TO 12N130W TO 11N140W TO 21N140W TO 30N131W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 130W...AND 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED
NE AND NW SWELL W OF 130W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 26N BETWEEN 110W AND 130W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 11N TO 18N W OF 130W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 16N BETWEEN 108W AND 120W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N138W TO 28.5N140W. N OF 29N W OF 139W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N131W TO 25N137W THEN 
STATIONARY TO 23N140W. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 30N130W TO
30N140W TO 24N140W TO 30N130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO
15 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 30N140W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N126W TO 25N132W. WITHIN
AREA BOUNDED BY 30N121W TO 30N140W TO 14N140W TO 17N133W TO
30N121W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL...
HIGHEST NEAR 30N136W.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC THU NOV 17...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 10N83W TO 08N97W TO 11N114W TO
08N129W. ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 08N129W TO 10.5N140W. SCATTERED
MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 120 NM S OF AXIS E OF 87W...WITHIN 90
NM N AND 210 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 89W AND 123W.

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.