000
FZPN03 KNHC 120340
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC FRI JAN 12 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI JAN 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT JAN 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN JAN 14.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 
96W NORTHERLY WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.15 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 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 75 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95W 
TO 12N97W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 
TO 45 KT. SEAS 8 TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 
16N95W TO 14.5N95W TO 10.5N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
TO 15 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N96W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 19 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 
14N95W TO 10.5N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. 
REMAINING WATERS FROM 06N TO 13.5N BETWEEN 91W AND 113W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.  

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA BETWEEN 24N AND 28.5N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA BETWEEN 24.5N AND 28.5N NW 
TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 25.5N 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.

.AREA NW OF LINE FROM 30N120W TO 23N111W TO 16N114W TO 07.5N130W 
TO 09N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND 
NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST AREA NW OF LINE FROM 30N117W TO 23N115W TO 
08N127W TO 08N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY 
IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT APPROACHING 30N140W FROM NW. NW OF 
LINE FROM 30N136W TO 25N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN FRESH NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE AREA NW OF LINE FROM 30N116W TO 
20N114W TO 06.5N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED 
NW AND NE SWELL. 

.36 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 WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 
09N88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0245 UTC FRI JAN 12...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
SURFACE TROUGH FROM 09N71W TO 06N77.5W TO 07.5N83W TO 06.5N93W. 
ITCZ FROM 07N93W TO 06N110W TO 09N140W. WIDELY SCATTERED 
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 05N TO 08N BETWEEN 86W AND 94W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 07N TO 10N BETWEEN 121W AND 
130W. 

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.