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FZPN03 KNHC 200901
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC FRI JAN 20 2017

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC FRI JAN 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT JAN 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN JAN 22.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 29.5N115.5W TO 28N117W. W OF LINE 30N115.5W TO 
25N122W TO 20N136W TO 16N138W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 16 
FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW PART.
.06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT INLAND. N OF 28N BETWEEN 124W AND 
132W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 14 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 
LINE FROM 30N115.5W TO 27N115W TO 18N134W TO 13N134W TO 11N128W 
TO 07N138W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT...PRIMARILY IN 
NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW COLD FRONT FROM 30N117W TO 25N128W. N OF 
26N E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. W OF 
FRONT AND E OF LINE FROM 27N121W TO 30N127W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF LINE FROM 
23N113W TO 11N128W TO 05N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 23 
FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 30N134W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. NEW COLD FRONT FROM 
30N129W TO 26N135W TO 23N140W. N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 123W S TO 
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 17 TO 21 FT IN NW SWELL. W OF FRONT 
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 22 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW 
PART. OUTSIDE GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF LINE FROM 15N108W TO 
05N126W TO 05N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 23 FT IN NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST NW PART AND NEAR 30N120W.

.FROM 09N TO 11N W OF 133W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 
FT. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 15N137W TO 12N127W TO 07N137W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH PARAGRAPH ABOVE.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA COLD FRONT FROM 31.5N114W TO 30.5N114.5W. N 
OF 29N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA COLD FRONT INLAND. NEW COLD 
FRONT ENTERING NORTHERN GULF. N OF 29N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. 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 AT 0900 UTC FRI JAN 20...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
ITCZ FROM 04N91W TO 05N101W TO 04N113W TO 07N135W TO 07N140W. NO 
SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION.

$$
.FORECASTER MCELROY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.