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FZPN03 KNHC 170315
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC FRI FEB 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI FEB 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT FEB 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN FEB 19.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FROM 30N130W TO 25N140W. SECOND COLD FRONT FROM 
30N136W TO 28N140W. NW OF FRONTS W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH 
FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT. N OF 25N E OF 
FIRST FRONT TO A LINE FROM 30N125W TO 25N138W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. 
ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N117W TO 07N130W TO 04N140W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FRONTS MERGED. COLD FRONT FROM 30N127W TO 
22N140W. N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 138W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. 
SEAS 15 TO 22 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N WITHIN 90 NM E OF 
FRONT SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N 
E OF FRONT TO A LINE FROM 30N120W TO 24N125W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA W OF LINE FROM 30N116W 
TO 24N115W TO 04N130W TO 02N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N120W TO 22N126W TO 19N140W. 
N OF 26N W OF FRONT TO 130W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 
TO 24 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 20 TO 24 FT N OF 
26N BETWEEN 130W AND 135W. N OF 27N WITHIN 90 NM E OF FRONT SW 
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N E OF 
FRONT TO A LINE FROM 30N116W TO 22N120W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA W OF LINE FROM 30N116W TO 
24N112W TO 03N130W TO 02N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.  
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N114W TO 25N115W TO 20N121W. 
W OF FRONT TO A LINE FROM 30N131W TO 24N130W TO 20N121W NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS 12 TO 
24 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 20N E OF FRONT TO A LINE FROM 26N113W TO 
20N116W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE 
JUST AHEAD OF THE FRONT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 110W TO 
A LINE FROM 20N110W TO 08N120W TO 04N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 27N109W TO 23N110W TO 18N117W. 
W OF FRONT TO A LINE FROM A LINE FROM 30N125W TO 26N124W TO 
20N114W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL.
WITHIN 60 NM SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF 10N W OF 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. FROM 05N TO 10N W OF 135W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL 

...GULF OF CALIFORNIA GALE WARNING...
.18 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 30N E OF 114W S TO SW 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 30.5N S WINDS 25 TO 35 
KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 29N S WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 27N E OF 114W S WINDS 
25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 28N S WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT WITH FREQUENT GUST TO GALE FORCE. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 27N109W TO 23N110W TO 18N117W.
W OF FRONT TO 26N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
WITHIN 75 NM E OF FRONT S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS 
TO GALE FORCE. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0300 UTC FRI FEB 17...

.TROUGH FROM 14N108W TO 07N111W...ISOLATED MODERATE NEAR 
12N106W.  

.TROUGH FROM 04N94W TO 1010 MB LOW PRES NEAR 03N97W TO 01N105W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 02N TO 04N BETWEEN 92W AND 97W.

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

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.