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FZPN03 KNHC 182134
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 UTC SAT FEB 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SAT FEB 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN FEB 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON FEB 20.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF CALIFORNIA OCCLUDED FRONT FROM 32N115W TO 30N111W THEN 
COLD FRONT TO 25N111W. FROM 24N TO 28N S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N109W TO 23N109W. GULF OF 
CALIFORNIA FROM 23N TO 25N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N106W TO 23N108W. GULF OF 
CALIFORNIA N OF 30N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.COLD FRONT FROM 24N111W TO 19N119W THEN DISSIPATING TO 17N125W. 
N OF 21N W OF THE FRONT TO A LINE FROM 30N127W TO 21N116W NW TO 
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 22 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 
THE FRONT N OF A LINE FROM 21N110W TO 08N140W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 19 FT IN NW SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED...NEW COLD FRONT 
APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. NW OF A LINE FROM 30N134W TO 28N140W 
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE 
FROM 21N108W TO 12N124W TO 15N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST IN NE REGION. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT W OF THE AREA. NW OF A LINE FROM 
30N133W TO 27N140W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 20N107W TO 09N121W TO 15N140W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N132W TO 23N140W. W OF THE 
FRONT N OF 29N BETWEEN 133W AND 139W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 17 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF A LINE FROM 
30N120W TO 24N130W TO 21N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 17 
FT IN NW SWELL. REMAINDER AREA FROM 07N TO 26N BETWEEN 103W AND 
130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2100 UTC SAT FEB 18...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... 
ITCZ FROM 06N86W TO 06N97W TO 06N105W TO 07N110W. NO SIGNIFICANT 
CONVECTION. 

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.FORECASTER RAMOS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.