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FZPN03 KNHC 152121
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 UTC WED FEB 15 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FEB 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU FEB 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI FEB 17.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FROM 30N138W TO 29N140W. NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 17 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. E OF FRONT TO A LINE 
FROM 30N132W TO 27N140W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. 
ELSEWHERE W OF OF LINE FROM 30N130W TO 16N140W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 30N128W TO 26N140W.
NW OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 30N120W TO 20N127W TO 08N130W 
TO 04N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST ANOTHER COLD FRONT FROM 30N133W TO 24N140W. NW 
OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT WITH NW 
SWELL. E OF FRONT TO A LINE FROM 30N124W TO 24N140W SW WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N116W TO 
20N121W TO 08N127W TO 02N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N125W TO 24N130W TO 21N140W. 
N OF 27N BETWEEN 128W AND 135W NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 TO 
25 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 
TO 18 FT WITH NW SWELL. N OF 23N E OF FRONT TO A LINE FROM 
30N118W TO 23N125W 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 
LINE FROM 30N116W TO 25N114W TO 10N123W TO 03N130W TO 02N140W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.S OF 00S BETWEEN 95W AND 105W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN 
MIXED SW AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.06 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING 
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 
FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14.5N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING 
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 30N E OF 114W S 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 2100 UTC WED FEB 15...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... 
THE ITCZ AND ASSOCIATED CONVECTION IS S OF THE EQUATOR. 

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.