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FZPN03 KNHC 230917
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC MON JAN 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON JAN 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE JAN 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED JAN 25.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 15.5N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W N WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE 
OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W 
TO 14.5N95.5W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.15 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE 
OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 14N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY LINE FROM 
16N95W TO 14N94W TO 12N96W TO 13N98W TO 16N95W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 14.5N BETWEEN 94.5W 
AND 95.5W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
AREA BOUNDED BY LINE FROM 16N95W TO 11N95W TO 11N97W TO 14N99W 
TO 16N95W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

...GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FROM 31N118W TO 25N124W TO 19N140W. N OF 29N BETWEEN 
126W AND 135W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 20 TO 24 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF LINE FROM 30N120W TO 25N129W TO 30N140W W 
TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 16 TO 22 FT IN NW SWELL. W OF LINE 
FROM 24N140W TO 22N132W TO 18N140W TO 11N133W TO 09N140W NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. AREA BOUNDED BY LINE FROM 
23N111W TO 20.5N105.5W TO 17N104W TO 17N108W TO 23N111W NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA OUTSIDE 
GULF OF CALIFORNIA AND N OF LINE FROM 15N102W TO 04N110W TO 
01N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29N114W TO 20N126W...THEN 
WEAKENING COLD FRONT TO 17N140W. N OF LINE FROM 30N118W TO 
26N125W TO 30N136W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 23 FT 
IN NW SWELL. W OF LINE FROM 23N140W TO 21N128W TO 14N137W TO 
11N133W TO 08N140W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. 
ELSEWHERE ENTIRE AREA OUTSIDE GULF OF CALIFORNIA EXCEPT E OF 
LINE FROM 17N102W TO 07N98W TO 00N106W TO 02S120W AND S OF LINE 
FROM 00N127W TO 06N132W TO 05N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 21 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 30N126W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 25N114W TO 19N127W 
THEN DISSIPATING STATIONARY TO 17N140W. W OF LINE FROM 22N140W 
TO 18N132W TO 14N132W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. 
FROM 21N TO 23N BETWEEN 110W AND 112W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE ENTIRE AREA OUTSIDE GULF OF CALIFORNIA 
EXCEPT E OF LINE FROM 17N102W TO 07N97W TO 00N103W TO 03.4S111W 
AND W OF LINE FROM 06N116W TO 03.4SN118W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 19 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 30N123W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. W OF LINE FROM 18N140W TO 
16N130W TO 11N135W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT. 
ELSEWHERE ENTIRE AREA OUTSIDE GULF OF CALIFORNIA EXCEPT E OF 
LINE FROM 23N110W TO 15N103W TO 06N91W TO 03.4S92W AND W OF LINE 
FROM 06N116W TO 03.4S118W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT 
IN NW SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT APPROACH GULF OF CALIFORNIA. GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 
30N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. GULF OF 
CALIFORNIA FROM 22N TO 24N BETWEEN 107.5W AND 109W NW TO N WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT NEAR 30N. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT NEAR 26N. N OF 29N SW TO 
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. BETWEEN 27N AND 28N NW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. 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 AT 0900 UTC SUN JAN 22...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
ITCZ FROM 03N91W TO 01N99W TO 05N123W TO 04N131W TO 07N140W. NO 
SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION.

$$
.FORECASTER MCELROY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.