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FZPN03 KNHC 160905
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 UTC THU FEB 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU FEB 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI FEB 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT FEB 18.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FROM 30N132W TO 27N140W. W OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 13 TO 15 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 
LINE FROM 30N125W TO 08N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 
FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N130W TO 25N140W AND 
COLD FRONT FROM 30N138W TO 28N140W. WITHIN 150 NM E OF 
STATIONARY FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT. W OF 
LINE FROM 30N136W TO 28N140W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 
TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 30N118W TO 07N130W TO 
04N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST MERGED COLD FRONT FROM 30N132W TO 24N140W. 
WITHIN 360 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
N OF 28N W OF 134W NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 TO 20 FT.
ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. 
ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 30N117W TO 07N130W TO 03N140W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N124W TO 22N131W TO 20N140W. 
N OF 27N WITHIN 150 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 
FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N WITHIN 270 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. N OF 27N WITHIN 420 NM W OF FRONT NW 
WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 TO 24 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT W NW 
TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE 
FROM 30N116W TO 25N114W TO 03N135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N117W TO 25N120W TO 20N127W. 
WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 
FT. N OF 26N BETWEEN 122W AND 128W NW WINDS 30 TO 45 KT.
SEAS 18 TO 30 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 133W NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 30N116W 
TO 22N112W TO 04N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 

...GULF OF CALIFORNIA GALE WARNING...
.36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 30N S TO SW WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 30.5N S WINDS 25
TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 29N SE TO S WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.N OF 14.5N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 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 AT 0900 UTC THU FEB 16...

.TROUGH FROM 06N95W TO 00N97W...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED
STRONG WITHIN 150 NM OF LINE FROM 04N91W TO 05N99W.  

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... 
THE ITCZ AND ASSOCIATED CONVECTION IS S OF AREA. 

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.