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FZPN03 KNHC 300331
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC MON JAN 30 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON JAN 30.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE JAN 31.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED FEB 01.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING... 
.WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 16.5N94.5W TO 14N95.5W TO 
12N96.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 
45 KT. SEAS TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 
16N94.5W TO 13.5N95.5W TO 09N99W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 15 FT. FROM 94N TO 07N BETWEEN 101W AND 106W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 16.5N94.5W TO 
13.5N95.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 
40 KT. SEAS TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 16N94W 
TO 13.5N95.5W TO 10N100W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 
15 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 04N TO 14.5N BETWEEN 92.5W AND 
106W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW 
SWELL. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16.5N94.5W TO 
13N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 96W AND 
100W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA 
FROM 00N TO 12.5N BETWEEN 92.5W AND 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 02S TO 13.5N BETWEEN 91.5W AND 112W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL.

...GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT APPROACHING NW WATERS. N OF 25.5N W OF 136W SE TO S 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT WITH NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W 
OF LINE FROM 30N130W TO 24N122W TO 11N122W TO 02N140W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT NEAR 30N140W. NW OF LINE FROM 
26N140W TO 30N136W S WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT WITH NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 23.5N140W TO 30N132W S WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA N OF 07.5N W OF 
129W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N137W TO 24N140W. SE OF 
FRONT TO LINE FROM 23N140W TO 28N131W TO 30N131W S WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 28N W OF 139W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 13 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA W OF LINE FROM 
04N140W TO 11N132W TO 22N130W TO 30N131W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N135W TO 22N140W WITH 
ASSOCIATED LOW PRES NEAR 35N144W 991 MB. NW OF LINE FROM 
27.5N140W TO 30N138W SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 TO 18 FT. 
ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 24.5N140W TO 30N136W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA NW OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 23N WITHIN 120 NM E 
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER 
OF AREA W OF LINE FROM 30N130W TO 12N130W TO 02N140W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N132W TO 19N140W WITH 
ASSOCIATED LOW PRES NEAR 34.5N141W 988 MB. NW OF LINE FROM 
23N140W TO 30N133W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. 
ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT IN 
NW SWELL. N OF 25N WITHIN 90 NM E OF FRONT S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA W OF LINE FROM 30N129W TO 
15N134W TO 12N131W TO 08N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN MIXED SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 11.5N86W TO 08.5N89W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 11.5N86W TO 
09N89W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 13N E OF 89W...INCLUDING GULFS OF 
PAPAGAYO AND FONSECA...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 12N BETWEEN 89W AND 92.5W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09.5N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 
05N TO 11N BETWEEN 88W AND 92.5W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 
9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.GULF OF PANAMA N OF 06N N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF PANAMA N OF 04.5N BETWEEN 78W AND 81W 
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 08N79.5W TO 
04N80.5W...INCLUDING THE W GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 00N TO 04N BETWEEN 79W AND 82W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED N AND W SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 08N79.5W TO 
03N81W...INCLUDING THE W GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0230 UTC MON JAN 30...

.SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG N OF 28.5N AND W OF 139W 
ASSOCIATED WITH COLD FRONT W OF AREA.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 09.5N75W TO LOW PRES NEAR 0.5N81W 1009 MB TO 
04N97.5W. ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 04N101W TO LOW PRES NEAR 04.5N107W 
1013 MB TO 08N126W TO 06N140W. SMALL CLUSTERS OF SCATTERED 
MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION WITHIN 180 NM N OF TROUGH BETWEEN 
84W AND 87W...AND WITHIN 180 NM N OF ITCZ FROM 127W TO 133W. 

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.