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FZPN03 KNHC 261545
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 UTC FRI JAN 26 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI JAN 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT JAN 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN JAN 28.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95W TO 
13N96.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 
40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 
16N95W TO 14N95W TO 11.5N97.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 14 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 05N TO 14N BETWEEN 92W AND 110W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND N TO NE 
SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 
14.5N95W TO 13.5N96.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 04N TO 13N 
BETWEEN 90W AND 115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N95.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 
TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 
16N95W TO 14N95.5W TO 13N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT. FROM 07N TO 10N BETWEEN 96W AND 110W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 09N TO 22N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 17N W OF 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. NW OF LINE FROM 30N115W 
TO 28N116W TO 22N130W TO 22N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 22N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N116W TO 
28N115W TO 20N110W TO 08N115W TO 03N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 20N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N116W TO 
20N110W TO 05N110W TO 02N122W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 
FT IN NW SWELL.

.WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11.5N86W TO 09N91.5W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11.5N86W 
TO 09N90W... INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 11.5N E OF 90W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 22N NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 24.5N NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1515 UTC FRI JAN 26...

.SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 
104W AND 127W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
SURFACE TROUGH FROM 09N74W TO 09N80W TO 05N90W. ITCZ FROM 05N90W 
TO 07N105W TO 06.5N113W TO BEYOND 08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO 
STRONG FROM 01.5N TO 06N BETWEEN 80W AND COAST OF COLOMBIA. 
SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 60 NM S AND 120 NM N OF ITCZ 
W OF 108W.  FROM 08N TO 10N W OF 125W.

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.