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FZPN03 KNHC 221525
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC MON JAN 22 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC MON JAN 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE JAN 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED JAN 24.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 11N TO 24N W OF 119W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
14 FT. ELSEWHERE OPEN WATERS N OF 07N W OF 103W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 18N W OF 127W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 06N W OF 109.5W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 133W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 29N117W TO 
22N113W TO 11N113W TO 01N129W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 28N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 25N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.18 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14.5N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 14N95.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 13N96.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11.5N TO 16N 
BETWEEN 94W AND 98W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO 
NE SWELL.

.36 HOUR FORECAST 10N TO 11.5N E OF 88W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1430 UTC MON JAN 22...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
SURFACE TROUGH FROM 07N77W TO 05N87W TO 07N108W. ITCZ CONTINUES 
FROM 07N108W TO 09N117W TO 10N132W TO BEYOND 09N140W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 04N TO 07N BETWEEN 76W AND 84W AND 
FROM 04N TO 06N BETWEEN 86W AND 91W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 08N 
TO 10N BETWEEN 120W AND 140W.

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.FORECASTER MCELROY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.