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FZPN03 KNHC 180937
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC TUE OCT 18 2011

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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

SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC TUE OCT 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED OCT 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU OCT 20.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC GALE WARNING...
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 
14N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 
40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 
13N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 
40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF THE COAST OF THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 60 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 13N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 75 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 12N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.FROM 07N TO 13N BETWEEN 87W AND 113W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 13N BETWEEN 87W AND 110W SW TO W 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE FROM 08N TO 13N BETWEEN 87W AND 100W 
SW TO W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MERGING NE AND SW SWELL.

.N OF 27N BETWEEN 115W AND 118W NW TO N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N BETWEEN 114W AND 118W NW TO N WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N BETWEEN 115W AND 121W NW TO N WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.FROM 11N TO 16N BETWEEN 126W AND 132W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 129W AND 134W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN N SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0645 UTC TUE OCT 18...
.SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 75 NM OF COAST 
BETWEEN 95W AND 100W.

.SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 150 NM OF COAST FROM 03N TO 06N.

.ISOLATED MODERATE FROM 07N TO 14N BETWEEN 93W AND 110W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 1011 MB LOW PRES...REMNANTS OF IRWIN...NEAR 
16N110W TO 10N119W TO 10N125W TO 09N129W. ITCZ FROM 09N129W TO 
09N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION.

$$
.FORECASTER SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.