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FZPN03 KNHC 010306
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC MON JAN 01 2018

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 01.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE JAN 02.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED JAN 03.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N137W TO 26N140W. W OF FRONT 
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N135W TO 27N135W TO 24N140W. 
FROM 28N TO 30N BETWEEN 137W AND 140W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 11 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W OF 135W NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N132W TO 25N133W TO 21N140W. 
N OF 25N W OF 135W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. 
N OF 28N BETWEEN 130W AND 132W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N132W TO 27N132W TO 21N140W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N131W TO 25N132W TO 19N140W. 
N OF 25N W OF 135W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. 
N OF 28N BETWEEN 129W AND 131W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N127W TO 24N128W TO 15N140W. 
W OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.

...GALE WARNING...
.06 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 
35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 12.5N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N 
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 13.5N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 
TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE 
OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 11N97W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC... N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
REMAINDER AREA FROM 08N TO 13N BETWEEN 93W AND 102W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 87W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.12 HOUR FORECAST SURFACE TROUGH FROM 26N125W TO 22N127W. FROM 
22N TO 25N BETWEEN 125W AND 127W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 28N126W TO 16N128W. WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. CONDITIONS MERGED. 

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0300 UTC MON JAN 1...

.SURFACE TROUGH FROM 30N130W TO 19N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION WAS NOTED WITHIN 60 NM E OF TROUGH N 
OF 21N.

.SURFACE TROUGH FROM 19N134W TO 12N135W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION WAS NOTED WITHIN 30 NM E OF TROUGH N 
OF 17N.

.SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 20N TO 25N BETWEEN 127W 
AND 132W. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
SURFACE TROUGH FROM 08N78W TO 08N87W TO 07N97W. ITCZ FROM 07N97W 
TO 12N120W. IT RESUMES FROM 10N128W TO 08N140W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 05N TO 10N BETWEEN 80W AND 86W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 60 NM N OF THE ITCZ 
BETWEEN 130W AND 134W. 

$$ 
.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.