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FZPN03 KNHC 161544
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC THU FEB 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI FEB 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT FEB 18.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 30N130W TO 27N140W. WITHIN 60 NM SE 
OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 14 FT. NW OF FRONT 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 13 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W 
OF LINE FROM 30N125W TO 07N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.12 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 NEWLY 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 25 
FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 
23 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. 
.30 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 26 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 9 
TO 16 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N115W TO 20N120W TO 
17.5N130W TO 17N140W. N OF 21N WITHIN 90 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. N OF 24N BETWEEN 117W AND 
129W NW WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 TO 28 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 
FRONT TO 133W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT. 
ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 27N113.5W TO 21N110W TO 04N140W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 

...GULF OF CALIFORNIA GALE WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 30N S TO SW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 30N S WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. REMAINDER OF GULF N OF 26N W OF 111W SE TO S 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 30N 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.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29N S TO SE WINDS 25 
TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27.5N S WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 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 1530 UTC THU FEB 16...

.TROUGH FROM 14N106W TO 07N117W...WIDELY SCATTERED MODERATE 
WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF TROUGH.

.TROUGH FROM LOW PRES NEAR 03.5N99W TO 06N87W...SCATTERED TO 
LOCALLY NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 02N TO 06N 
BETWEEN 92W AND 96W.  

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

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.