000
FZPN03 KNHC 170308
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC TUE JAN 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC TUE JAN 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED JAN 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU JAN 19.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.06 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 89W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 89W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.N OF 27N BETWEEN 119W AND 125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT 
IN NW SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.FROM 11N TO 13N W OF 132W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 
FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 22N140W TO 22N131W TO 17N116W TO 
15N117W TO 07N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 13N W OF 134W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 21N140W TO 16N115W 
TO 14N115W TO 09N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N W OF 136W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 18N140W TO 15N120W 
TO 13N120W TO 08N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM NW. NW OF LINE 
FROM 30N134W TO 29N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N134W TO 29N140W. NW OF LINE 
FROM 30N129W TO 27N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
NW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0300 UTC TUE JAN 17...

.SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 12N TO 17N BETWEEN 110W 
AND 118W. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
TROUGH FROM 04N78W TO LOW PRES NEAR 01.5N82.5W TO 04N91W. ITCZ 
FROM 04N91W TO 07.5N101W TO 05N125W TO BEYOND 07N140W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM S OF THE ITCZ BETWEEN 110W AND 113W. 

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.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.