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FZPN03 KNHC 031513
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC WED JAN 03 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED JAN 03.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU JAN 04.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI JAN 05.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95.5W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 
12 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 
16N95W TO 14N95.5W TO 12.5N97.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 13 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 05N TO 14N BETWEEN 93W AND 
102W 3INDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 13N97W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N96W TO 11.5N99W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 06N 
TO 13N BETWEEN 93W AND 105W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N95.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 
TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE 
OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95.5W TO 13N97W  T0 13N98.5W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 05N 
TO 14N BETWEEN 93W AND 107W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.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 FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 89W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N125W TO 20N130W. W OF LINE 
FROM 30N124W TO 20N126W TO 13N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. NEW COLD FRONT FROM 30N133W 
TO 20N137W. N OF 28N W OF 136W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 
11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 30N124W TO 20N127W TO 13N140W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N126W TO 24N130W TO 15N133W. 
W OF LINE FROM 30N128W TO 20N123W TO 14N123W TO 14N140W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.  

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC WED JAN 3...

.SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 17N TO 30N BETWEEN 118W AND 127W. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
SURFACE TROUGH FROM 08N82W TO 06N100W TO 06N111W. ITCZ FROM 
06N111W TO 10N126W TO 1010 MB LOW NEAR 08N121W TO 10N140W. NO 
SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION.

$$
.FORECASTER FORMOSA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.