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FZPN03 KNHC 162119
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC TUE JAN 16 2018

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE JAN 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED JAN 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU JAN 18.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 15 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95.5W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 
FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95W TO 
13N96.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. REMAINING 
WATERS S OF 14N BETWEEN 92W AND 105W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95.5W 
TO 12N97W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 
TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 21 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE FROM 
16N95W TO 12.5N95.5W TO 10.5N99W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 15 FT. REMAINING WATERS S OF 14N BETWEEN 92W AND 105W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
13.5N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 
TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 
16N95W TO 14N95W TO 11N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
17 FT. REMAINING WATERS S OF 15N BETWEEN 92W AND 105W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN MIXED SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 87W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 04N TO 09N 
BETWEEN 87W AND 92W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 

.W OF LINE FROM 30N116W TO 15N120W TO 10N125W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE OPEN WATERS W OF 
105W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST OPEN WATERS W OF 105W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N131W TO 24N140W. NW OF LINE 
30N126W TO 22N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN NW 
SWELL. REMAINING OPEN WATERS W OF 105W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. 

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2100 UTC TUE JAN 16... 

.SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG FROM 12N TO 15N BETWEEN 
112W AND 121W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
SURFACE TROUGH FROM 08N77W TO 08N86W TO 05N92W. ITCZ FROM 05N92W 
TO 07N117W TO 07N132W TO BEYOND 08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG FROM 04N TO 07N BETWEEN 80W AND 90W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 60 NM N OF THE ITCZ BETWEEN 98W 
AND 107W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 60 NM EITHER 
SIDE OF THE ITCZ BETWEEN 130W AND 137W.

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.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.