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FZPN03 KNHC 170347
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                               
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                           
0430 UTC SAT JAN 17 2015

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC SAT JAN 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN JAN 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON JAN 19.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING... 
.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16.5N94.5W TO 15N95W TO 
13.5N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 
TO 40 KT. SEAS TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF 
LINE FROM 16.5N94.5W TO 15N95W TO 12.5N96.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 11N 
TO 14N BETWEEN 93.5W AND 100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT 
IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 
16.5N94.5W TO 14N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N 
TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 12N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 08N TO 14N BETWEEN 
94W AND 103W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE 
AND NW SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 
16.5N94.5W TO 15N95W TO 14N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. FROM 08N 
TO 12.5N BETWEEN 97W AND 102.5W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 
FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 04N TO 12.5N BETWEEN 97W AND 103.5W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 95.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 07N TO 11N BETWEEN 100W AND 105W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 
16.5N94.5W TO 15N95W TO 14N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 
14.5N95W TO 12N96.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 
16.5N94.5W TO 15N95W TO 13.5N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS TO 14 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16.5N94.5W TO 
15N95W TO 12.5N96.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
IN NE SWELL.

SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.LOW PRES NEAR 17.5N118.5W 1007 MB. WITHIN 240 NM NE AND 180 NM 
NW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 
17N TO 22N BETWEEN 120W AND 130W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 11N TO 24N W OF 123W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. NW OF LINE 
FROM 30N130W TO 24N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN 
NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 19N121W 1011 MB. WITHIN 240 NM N 
SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE 
W OF LINE FROM 30N121W TO 27N122W TO 22N116W TO 18N116W TO 
10N135W TO 10N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED 
NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 19.5N126.5W 1013 MB. WITHIN 210 
NM N SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 30N125W TO 23N122W TO 10N133W TO 
09N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW 
SWELL.

.FROM 10N TO 11.5N E OF 87W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09.5N TO 11.5N E OF 87W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 90W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 11.5N E OF 87.5W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 11.5N E OF 87W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 88W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 11.5N E OF 87W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.N OF 07N E OF 80W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST N OF 04.5N BETWEEN 78.5W AND 81W...INCLUDING 
THE GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 03N BETWEEN 78.5W AND 81W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PANAMA...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED N 
AND SW SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID 0230 UTC SAT JAN 17...

.LOW PRES NEAR 17.5N118.5W...SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 180 NM N 
SEMICIRCLE OF LOW.

.SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 11N TO 16N 
BETWEEN 114W AND 117.5W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...         
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 06N75W TO 03.5N85W TO 
06N90W...THEN TRANSITIONS TO ITCZ...CONTINUING ON TO 06N100W TO 
11N117W...WHERE IT BREAKS...THEN RESUMES FROM 09.5N121W TO 
05N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 02.5N TO 08.5N 
BETWEEN 80W AND 86W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 
150 NM N OF ITCZ BETWEEN 103W AND 113W.
 
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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.