000
FZPN03 KNHC 021545
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC TUE JAN 2 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC TUE JAN 2.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED JAN  3.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU JAN  4.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.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 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE
FROM 16N95W TO 12N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO
14.5N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40
KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE
FROM 16N95W TO 12N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14
FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 05N TO 12N BETWEEN 92W AND 104W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO
13.5N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45
KT. SEAS 15 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE
FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 11N99W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
12 TO 15 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 06.5N TO 11N BETWEEN 95W AND
105W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 11N86W TO 12N87W TO 10N88W TO 09N88W TO
10N87W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 11N86W TO 11N87W TO
11N88W TO 10N88W TO 10N87W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
PAPAGAYO... NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 11N86W TO 11N87W TO
11N88W TO 10N88W TO 10N87W TO 10N86W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF PAPAGAYO... NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W...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.

.LOW PRES NEAR 29N134W 1009 MB. COLD FRONT FROM 30N128W TO 
25N134W. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 30N140W TO 30N125W TO 18N140W TO
30N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES N OF AREA. COLD FRONT FROM 30N125W TO
15N135W. SECOND FRONT FROM 30N135W TO 25N40W. W OF FIRST FRONT 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FIRST FRONT DISSIPATED. SECOND FRONT FROM
30N130W TO 20N140W. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 30N140W TO 30N125W TO
14N140W TO 30N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC TUE JAN 2...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
SURFACE TROUGH FROM 1010 MB LOW PRESSURE NEAR 07N77W TO 05N100W.
ITCZ FROM 05N100W TO 09N120W...THEN RESUMING FROM 10N135W TO 
09N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 04N TO 07N BETWEEN 82W AND 85W.
SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 12N TO 15N BETWEEN 120W AND 125W.

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.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.