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FZPN03 KNHC 091456
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC TUE JAN 09.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED JAN 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU JAN 11.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 15 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13.5N95.5W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 
16N95W TO 14N95W TO 12N96.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N95.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 98W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N120W TO 25N123W TO 22N130W...THEN WEAKENING 
COLD FRONT TO 21.5N137W. W OF FRONT AND N OF LINE FROM 26N122W 
TO 30N130W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 
LINE FROM 30N118W TO 23N126W TO 16N137W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N116W TO 24N121W TO 
22N124W...THEN WEAKENING COLD FRONT TO 17N131W. W OF LINE FROM 
30N117W TO 23N123W TO 16N138W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 14 
FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 30N126W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 24.5N111.5W TO 20N116W...THEN 
WEAKENING COLD FRONT TO 17N122W. N OF LINE FROM 26N115W TO 
13N132W TO 15N140W AND E OF LINE FROM 30N134W TO 24N140W TO 
15N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 30N119W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF LINE FROM 22N112W TO 
16N121W TO 13N133W TO 13N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN NW SWELL.

.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 27N110W TO 25.5N111W. 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 1430 UTC TUE JAN 09...

.TROUGH FROM 14N127W TO 07N127W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED 
STRONG FROM 10N TO 18N BETWEEN 125W AND 128W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
SURFACE TROUGH FROM 10N84W TO 05N90W. ITCZ CONTINUES FROM 05N90W 
TO 05N94W TO 06N103W TO 09N124W. ITCZ RESUMES FROM 09N134W TO 
BEYOND 09N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 04N TO 
08N BETWEEN 83W AND 89W.

$$
.FORECASTER MCELROY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.