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FZPN03 KNHC 130939
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC SAT JAN 13 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC SAT JAN 13.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN JAN 14.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON JAN 15.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 12N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 11N97.5W 
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 
13.5N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 40 TO 
50 KT. SEAS 8 TO 21 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 
16N95W TO 12.5N96W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. 
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95W 
TO 10.5N98.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 13.5N BETWEEN 92W AND 115W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 
12.5N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 40 TO 
50 KT. SEAS 8 TO 23 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 
16N95W TO 14N95.5W TO 11N97W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 
TO 18 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 150 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 
14.5N95W TO 09.5N98.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 
FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 13.5N BETWEEN 92W AND 115W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95.5W 
TO 11N97.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 
TO 45 KT. SEAS 8 TO 24 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM OF LINE FROM 
16N95W TO 13N96W TO 08N101W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT NE 
TO E W OF 97W. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. EXCEPT AS NOTED BELOW... 
REMAINING WATERS FROM 04N TO 15N BETWEEN 90W AND 118W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95W 
TO 12.5N96.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 
TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE FROM 
16N95W TO 14N95.5W TO 10N99W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT NE 
TO E W OF 97W. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. FROM 09N TO 12N BETWEEN 99W AND 
104W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. EXCEPT AS 
NOTED BELOW...REMAINING WATERS FROM 01.5N TO 15N BETWEEN 90W AND 
123W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 13 FT IN MIXED SWELL.

...GALE WARNING...
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 
10N87.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST  WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 
09N88.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 11N BETWEEN 87.5W AND 91W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
FONSECA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 
07.5N90W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS TO 11 FT. N OF 11N BETWEEN 87.5W AND 91W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF FONSECA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 05N 
TO 07N BETWEEN 92W AND 96W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 
12 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.AREA NW OF LINE FROM 30N116W TO 22N113W TO 15N115W TO 05N140W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW TO N SWELL AND 
NE WIND WAVES.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N139W TO 29N140W. N OF 27N WITHIN 
150 NM SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN 
NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 30N133W TO 23N140W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 21N TO 30N BETWEEN 
114W AND 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW TO N 
SWELL. FROM 05N TO 23N W OF 125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 
9 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 30N134W TO 
24N140W. NEW COLD FRONT APPROACHING 30N140W. NW OF LINE FROM 
30N128W TO 10N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT IN NW 
SWELL. FROM 03N TO 16N W OF 123W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 
FT IN MIXED SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA BETWEEN 26N AND 28N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST 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 0845 UTC SAT JAN 13... 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 09N74W TO 05.5N92W. ITCZ EXTENDS 
FROM 05.5N92W TO LOW PRES NEAR 07N110.5W 1012 MB TO 08.5N121W TO 
BEYOND 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 02N TO 07.5N E 
OF 88W TO COAST...AND FROM 06.5N TO 09N BETWEEN 104W AND 113W. 
WIDELY SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 07N TO 15N 
BETWEEN 126W AND 140W. 

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.