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FZPN03 KNHC 010909
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC MON JAN 01.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE JAN 02.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED JAN 03.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FROM 30N136W TO 27N136W TO 24N140W. FROM 28.5N TO 
30N BETWEEN 138.5W AND 140W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 
TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W OF 138W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N133W TO 25N133W TO 21N140W. 
N OF 25N W OF 138W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT. 
N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 130W 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 11 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N130W TO 24N130W TO 18N140W. 
N OF 27N W OF 138W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW 
SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N126W TO 22N130W THEN 
STATIONARY TO 15N140W. W OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT IN NW SWELL.

...GALE WARNING...
.N OF 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... 
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.18 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. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 13N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95.5W TO 12N97.5W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.48 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 12 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 12N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER AREA FROM 06N TO 13N BETWEEN 93W AND 
103W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW 
SWELL. 

.SYNOPSIS AND 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.

.SURFACE TROUGH FROM 24N125W TO 19N127W. FROM 20N TO 22N E OF 
TROUGH TO 125W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 21N TO 
23N W OF TROUGH TO 127W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 29N127W TO 21N130W. 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 0900 UTC MON JAN 1...

.SURFACE TROUGH FROM 24N125W TO 19N127W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG FROM 18N TO 20N BETWEEN 124W AND 126W.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N133W TO 19N136W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED 
STRONG FROM 19N TO 23N WITHIN 60 NM E OF FRONT.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
SURFACE TROUGH FROM 08N78W TO 06N97W. ITCZ FROM 06N97W TO 
11N122W AND RESUMES FROM 11N130W 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.