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FZPN03 KNHC 111510
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC THU JAN 11 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU JAN 11.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI JAN 12.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT JAN 13.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT.  ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 
16N95W TO 14.5N95W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N96W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. 
SEAS 14 TO 23 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 
11N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 
13N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 
TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 
16N95W TO 13N96W TO 11N99W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
18 FT. REMAINDER WATERS BOUNDED BY LINE FROM 16N95W TO 11N92W TO 
08N97W TO 13N103W TO 16N95W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 11 FT 
PRIMARILY IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.   

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 30N140W TO 30N116W TO 
23N110W TO 09N122W TO 10N140W TO 30N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 30N140W TO 
30N116W TO 20N110W TO 08N126W TO 09N140W TO 30N140W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT APPROACH 30N140W. WITHIN AREA 
BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 30N140W TO 30N116W TO 20N115W TO 07N140W 
TO 30N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED 
SWELL. 

.06 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA BETWEEN 24N AND 27N NW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 
10.5N87W... INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC THU JAN 11...

.SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 12N TO 18N BETWEEN 130W 
AND 138W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
SURFACE TROUGH FROM 08.5N78W TO 08N86W TO 06N100W. ITCZ FROM 
06N100W THROUGH 1012 MB LOW PRES 07N125W TO 07N140W. ISOLATED 
MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 150 NM OF LINE FROM 07.5N83W TO 
05N93W...WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 06N97W TO 07N107W...AND 
WITHIN 90 NM OF 07N123W.

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.