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FZPN03 KNHC 090338
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC TUE JAN 09 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE JAN 09.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED JAN 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU JAN 11.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 15 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 8 FT.
.03 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14.5N95W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 
TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13.5N95W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14.5N95.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 
TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE 
OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95.5W TO 12.5N96.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 14N95.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N126W TO 26N130W TO 24N140W. TROUGH FROM 
30N124W TO 24N124W TO 19N127W. N OF 27N BETWEEN 126W AND 134W NW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 
30N125W TO 16N132W TO 16N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 32N116W TO 30N115W TO 
26N114W...THEN WEAKENING COLD FRONT TO 23N120W. W OF FRONT TO 
127W AND N OF 28N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. 
ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N117W TO 14N134W TO 14N140W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 32N116W TO 30N114W 
TO 23N110W...THEN WEAKENING COLD FRONT TO 18N120W. N OF LINE 
FROM 26N116W TO 13N132W TO 15N140W AND E OF LINE FROM 30N135W TO 
25N140W TO 15N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 30N121W.

.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT APPROACH 32N116W. GULF OF 
CALIFORNIA N OF 30N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 32N116W TO 30N115W TO 
26N114W...THEN WEAKENING COLD FRONT TO 23N120W. GULF OF 
CALIFORNIA N OF 30N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 32N115W TO 30N114.5W TO 
23N110W...THEN WEAKENING COLD FRONT TO 19N120W. GULF OF 
CALIFORNIA S OF FRONT TO 29N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 32N116W TO 30N114W TO 23N110W... 
THEN WEAKENING COLD FRONT TO 18N120W.. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0245 UTC TUE JAN 09...

.TROUGH FROM 12N124W TO 07N124W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED 
STRONG FROM 07N TO 12N BETWEEN 122W AND 125W.

.TROUGH FROM 16N127W TO 10N129W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 12N TO 
18N BETWEEN 125W AND 129W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
SURFACE TROUGH FROM 08N84W TO 05N96W. ITCZ CONTINUES FROM 05N96W 
TO 07N110W TO 08N123W. ITCZ RESUMES FROM 11N129W TO BEYOND 
09N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 04N TO 08N 
BETWEEN 81W AND 89W.

$$
.FORECASTER FORMOSA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.