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FZPN03 KNHC 030941
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC TUE JAN 03 2017

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC TUE JAN 03.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED JAN 04.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU JAN 05.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.LOW PRES NEAR 23N138.5W 1008 MB STATIONARY. FROM 19N TO 25N
BETWEEN 131W AND 136W SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
ELSEWHERE FROM 18N TO 26N W OF 131W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND SE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 25.5N134.5W 1013 MB. EXCEPT AS
NOTED BELOW WITH COLD FRONT...N OF 23N BETWEEN 121W AND 137W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING LOW PRES NEAR 28.5N131.5W 1015 MB
WITH TROUGH EXTENDING FROM LOW TO 20N138W. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 10.5N TO 12.5N E OF 88W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 12N E OF 87.5W...INCLUDING GULF
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 12N E OF 87.5W...INCLUDING GULF
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 07N TO 14N BETWEEN 114W AND 132W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 15N BETWEEN 115W AND 126W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 124W AND 129W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.

.06 HOUR FORECAST N OF LINE FROM 30N120W TO 27N131W TO 30N137W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MERGING S WIND WAVES
AND N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS TO MERGE WITH LOW PRESSURE AREA IN
FIRST PARAGRAPH.

.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14.5N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT JUST NW OF AREA. W OF LINE FROM
30N135W TO 28N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW TO
N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 30N137W TO 27N140W.
W OF LINE FROM 30N134W TO 22N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT IN NW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0830 UTC TUE JAN 3...

.LOW PRES NEAR 13.5N131.5W...SCATTERED TO LOCALLY NUMEROUS
MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 240 NM N AND 360 NM SE QUADRANTS.

.LOW PRES NEAR 23N138.5W...SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 180 NM TO
480 NM E QUADRANT.  

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
SURFACE TROUGH FROM 09N73W TO 10N85W TO 06N91W. ITCZ EXTENDS
FROM 05N94W TO 06N105W TO 06.5N121W TO LOW PRES NEAR
13.5N131.5W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION E OF 120W.

$$ 
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.