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FZPN03 KNHC 171545
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC FRI FEB 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT FEB 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN FEB 19.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FROM 30N126W TO 22.5N140W. N OF 25N W OF FRONT TO 
LINE FROM 25N137W TO 30N140W...W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 
11 TO 22 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 
TO 14 FT. N OF 26N WITHIN 90 NM SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 25 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT TO LINE 24N127W TO 
30N119W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER 
AREA W OF LINE FROM 30N116W TO 20N124W TO 05N131W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N114W TO 27N114W TO 21N120W 
TO 17N140W. N OF 22N WITHIN 90 NM SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 30 
TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT. REMAINDER AREA SE OF FRONT TO LINE 
20.5N115W TO 24.5N112W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT. N OF 22N W OF FRONT BETWEEN 116W AND LINE FROM 22N119W TO 
30N130W NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 24 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 
30N124W. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 133W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 20 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 29N131W. REMAINDER AREA W OF LINE 
FROM 04N130W TO 24N111W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN 
NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 29N135W. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 23N110W TO 
17N120W. N OF LINE FROM 29N124W TO 24N116W TO 25N114W NW WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 
29N119W. ELSEWHERE N OF LINE FROM 16N140W TO 16N122W TO 22N110W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT...HIGHEST N OF 21N E OF 
130W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 23N106W TO 
15N113W. N OF 26N E OF 119W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 15 TO 18 
FT. ELSEWHERE N OF LINE FROM 09N140W TO 10N123W TO 20N108W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NE. 

...GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 30N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 30N S WINDS 25 TO 35 
KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26.5N S WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 32N114W TO 27N114W. GULF OF 
CALIFORNIA N OF 29N E OF FRONT S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 11 
FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 
27N109W TO 23N110W. N OF 23N WITHIN 90 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 23N106W TO 
15N113W. GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 27.5N AREAS OF SW TO W 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT NW OF AREA. EXCEPT AS NOTED ABOVE 
WITH COLD FRONT...N OF 29N W OF 137W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT NW OF AREA. NW OF LINE FROM 30N129W 
TO 27N140W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1530 UTC FRI FEB 17...

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

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.