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FZPN03 KNHC 112101
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC THU JAN 11.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI JAN 12.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT JAN 13.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.18 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.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 
13.5N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 
30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE 
FROM 16N95W TO 12.5N96.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 
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 90 NM OF LINE FROM 
16N95W TO 13N96W TO 11N100W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
16 FT. REMAINDER WATERS BOUNDED BY LINE FROM 16N95W TO 12N92W TO 
10N97W TO 12N101W TO 16N95W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 11 FT 
PRIMARILY IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.   
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 
13.5N97W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 
TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 
16N95W TO 11.5N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. 
REMAINDER WATERS BOUNDED BY LINE FROM 16N95W TO 10N92W TO 07N96W 
TO 08.5N112W TO 16N95W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT 
PRIMARILY IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.   

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA BETWEEN 24N AND 28N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST BETWEEN 26N AND 28N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 30N140W TO 30N116W TO 
20N110W TO 09N123W 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 23N114W TO 08N127W TO 08N140W TO 30N140W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT APPROACH 30N140W. WITHIN AREA 
BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 30N140W TO 30N116W TO 23N116W TO 06N140W 
TO 30N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED 
SWELL. 
.42 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. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.  

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2100 UTC THU JAN 11...

.SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 12N TO 17N BETWEEN 129W 
AND 137W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
SURFACE TROUGH FROM 06N77W TO 07N94W. ITCZ FROM 07N94W TO 09N125W
TO 07N140W. ISOLATED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 
06N81W TO 08N86W TO 05N93W TO 06N107W...WITHIN 75 NM OF 07N123W
AND WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 09N125W TO 10N140W.

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.