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FZPN03 KNHC 252100
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC WED JAN 25 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC WED JAN 25.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU JAN 26.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI JAN 27.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...

.TROUGH DEVELOPING FROM 10N140W TO 15N135W. WITHIN 120 NM W OF 
TROUGH NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. W OF LINE FROM 
30N137W TO 27N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT IN 
MIXED N AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE EPAC BOUNDED BY 30N140W TO 
30N116W TO 18N106W TO 07N118W TO 04N140W TO 30N140W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED S AND NW SWELL. S OF 
08N BETWEEN 91W AND 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 11 FT 
PRIMARILY IN MIXED S AND NW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 09N140W TO 15N135W TO 15N123W.
WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 23N135W TO 17N123W TO 10N140W TO 23N135W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. W OF LINE FROM 
30N132W TO 21N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN 
MIXED N AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE EPAC BOUNDED BY 30N140W TO 
30N116W TO 16N104W TO 07N110W TO 08N140W TO 30N140W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED S AND NW SWELL. S OF 
02N BETWEEN 91W AND 101W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT 
PRIMARILY IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 07N140W TO NEW LOW PRES 13N136W 
1008 MB WITH TROUGH NE TO 18N130W. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 
24N140W TO 23N130W TO 14N122W TO 09N140W TO 24N140W WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N125W TO 
18N130W TO 19N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE EPAC BOUNDED BY 30N140W TO 
30N119W TO 21N108W TO 07N107W TO 07N140W TO 30N140W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 15N136W 1007 MB WITH TROUGH S TO 
07N140W. WITHIN 240 NM N QUADRANT OF LOW NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 14 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 28N136W 
TO 13N121W TO 14N140W TO 28N136W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
9 TO 14 FT. REMAINDER WATERS BOUNDED BY 30N140W TO 30N116W TO 
10N115W TO 04N140W TO 30N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 
FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 15N137W. WITHIN 240 NM NW 
QUADRANT OF LOW NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 28N127W TO 12N123W TO 13N140W 
TO 23N140W TO 28N127W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 
FT. FROM 26N TO 29N E OF 116W NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 10 
FT. REMAINDER WATERS BOUNDED BY 30N140W TO 30N116W TO 12N110W TO 
02N140W TO 30N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 09N79W TO 06N80W...
INCLUDING THE W GULF OF PANAMA...N TONE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.09 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 25N TO 29N NW TO 
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 24N TO 28N NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 29N NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST ENTIRE GULF OF CALIFORNIA NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 

.30 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 
12.5N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 
13.5N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 
16N94.5W TO 11.5N95.5W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT 
PRIMARILY IN MIXED SW AND NE SWELL. 

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2100 UTC WED JAN 25...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
ITCZ FROM 04N90W TO 08N118W TO 05N128W TO 07N140W. NO 
SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION OBSERVED.

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.