000
FZPN03 KNHC 051509
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC FRI JAN 5 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI JAN 5.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT JAN  6.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN JAN  7.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N96W...INCLUDING
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 
FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 
13N75W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA 
FROM 06N TO 13N BETWEEN 93W AND 102W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 
35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 12N98W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N91W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 
35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 12N97W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
FROM 08N TO 12N BETWEEN 98W AND 101W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW PRESSURE NEAR 22N130W 1012 MB. WITHIN 150 NM NE SEMICIRCLE 
OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 15N TO 
23N BETWEEN 123W AND 135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
MIXED SWELL. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 30N140W TO 30N130W TO 23N140W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRESSURE NEAR 26N131W 1008 MB. WITHIN 150 
NM NW QUADRANT WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE 
FROM 23N TO 30N BETWEEN 125W AND 135W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 
TO 13 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 20N TO 30N BETWEEN 125W AND 140W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 27.5N132W 1008 MB. WITHIN 270 NM
W SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM
20N TO 30N BETWEEN 125W AND 140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO
09N88W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
TO 9 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC FRI JAN 5...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
SURFACE TROUGH FROM 1009 MB LOW PRESSURE NEAR 06N79W TO 05N95W. 
ITCZ FROM 05N95W TO 08N120W...AND FROM 1010 MB LOW PRESSURE NEAR
08N135W TO BEYOND 08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 06N TO 08N 
BETWEEN 82W AND 84W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 10N TO 12N BETWEEN 
122W AND 125W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 17N TO 19N BETWEEN 125W 
AND 130W. 

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.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.