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FZPN03 KNHC 180939
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC WED JAN 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED JAN 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU JAN 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI JAN 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 10N TO 16N W OF 133W AND FROM 12N TO 14N BETWEEN 122W AND 
133W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 07N 
TO 19N W OF 133W...AND FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 116W AND 133W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 17N W OF 137W AND FROM 10N TO 15N 
BETWEEN 133W AND 137W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT.
ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 19N W OF 137W...FROM 08N TO 17N BETWEEN 
133W AND 137W AND FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 122W AND 133W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N W OF 134W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09N TO 19N W OF 137W AND ALSO 
FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 127W AND 137W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.N OF 29N W OF 137W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT TO MOVE OVER FAR NW CORNER OF AREA. 
NW OF A LINE FROM 30N130W TO 27N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N133W TO 29N140W. N OF 29N 
WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT. ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 30N127W TO 28N135W TO 26N140W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N128W TO 28N135W AND 
WEAKENING FRONT TO 28N140W. N OF A LINE FROM 30N124W TO 27N135W 
TO 26N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST FAR NW PART.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N119W TO 27N127W AND 
DISSIPATING FRONT TO 26N135W. NW AND N OF A LINE FROM 30N119W TO 
26N132W TO 23N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW 
SWELL...EXCEPT 12 TO 15 FT N OF 28N W OF 127W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N115W TO 27N118W AND 
DISSIPATING FRONT TO 25N130W. NW OF A LINE FROM 30N115W TO 
22N132W TO 19N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW 
SWELL...EXCEPT 12 TO 15 FT N OF 26N W OF 124W.

.FROM 10N TO 11.5N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE 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 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.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29.5N S TO SW WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 30N TO 30.5N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0915 UTC WED JAN 18...

.SURFACE TROUGH FROM 16N115W TO 13N118W TO 08N120W...SCATTERED 
MODERATE WITHIN 180 TO 240 NM W OF TROUGH.

.SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 30 NM OF 13N110W AND 12N113W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 05N77W TO 02N79W TO 03N90W. ITCZ AXIS 
EXTENDS FROM LOW PRES NEAR 05N93W 1012 MB TO 03N103W TO 03N110W 
TO 08N118W. IT RESUMES AT 08N122W TO 06N130W TO BEYOND 05N140W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 180 TO 240 NM N OF 
AXIS BETWEEN 112W AND 119W...AND WITHIN 60 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 
122W AND 127W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN
120W AND 122W. 

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.