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FZPN03 KNHC 140338
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SUN JAN 14 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN JAN 14.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON JAN 15.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE JAN 16.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13.5N96W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 8 TO 20 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 12.5N96.5W N TO NE 
WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM OF 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13.5N96W TO 11N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. REMAINING WATERS FROM 07N TO 13N BETWEEN 91W 
AND 115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW 
SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 12N97W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT.
SEAS 12 TO 23 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO
TO 12N97W TO 08N101W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.
REMAINING WATERS BOUNDED BY LINE FROM 16N95W TO 04.5N93W TO 
06N116W TO 12N118W TO 16N95W 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 14N95.5W 
TO 12N97W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 
45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM OF LINE FROM 
16N95W TO 13.5N95.5W TO 08N101.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 17 FT. REMAINING WATERS FROM 04N TO 15N BETWEEN 90W 
AND 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW 
SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 
13.5N95.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 
40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 
16N95W TO 14N95.5W TO 09N101.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 13 FT. REMAINING WATERS FROM 01S TO 14N BETWEEN 90W AND 
110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL. FROM 
07N TO 17N BETWEEN 110W AND 124W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 
9 FT IN MERGING NW AND NE SWELL. 

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 09.5N87.5W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. GULF OF 
FONSECA N OF 12N N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 
09N87.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 
08N88W TO 07N93W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 12N 
E OF 91W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF FONSECA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 
05N91.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS TO 11 FT. N OF 12N E OF 88.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
FONSECA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE 
FROM 05N TO 11.5N E OF 90W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT 
IN MIXED SWELL. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86.5W TO 
10N87W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 
TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N87W 
TO 06N91W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. N OF 11N E OF 
92W...INCLUDING GULF OF FONSECA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT. REMAINING WATERS WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 14N93W TO 
11N86W TO 02N93W TO 14N93W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 11 FT 
IN MIXED SWELL. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86.5W TO 
06N92W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 14N93W TO 11N86W TO 
01N93W TO 14N93W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 11 FT IN MIXED 
SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86.5W TO 
08N89W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 03N TO 11N E OF 90W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT APPROACHING AREA FROM NW ALONG 30N141.5W. N OF 28.5N 
W OF 137W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF 
LINE FROM 30N116W TO 26N115W TO 14N118W TO 05N140W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N139W TO 29N140W. N OF 27N 
WITHIN 150 NM SE OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 
14 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 30N135W TO 23N140W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW SWELL AND SW WIND WAVES. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT STALLING FROM 30N135W TO 
26N140W. NW OF LINE FROM 30N131W TO 16N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW PART. ELSEWHERE FROM 
01N TO 18N W OF 127W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN 
MIXED NW SWELL AND NE WIND WAVES.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING FRONT FROM 30N132W TO 24N140W. NEW 
COLD FRONT FROM 30N139W TO 29N140W. NW OF LINE FROM 30N118W TO 
08N130W TO 00N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST NW. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N W OF 124W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
  
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

CONVECTION VALID AT 0245 UTC SUN JAN 14... 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
SURFACE TROUGH FROM 08.5N83W TO 06.5N97.5W. ITCZ FROM 06.5N97.5W 
TO 08N107W TO 1011 MB LOW PRES NEAR 07N112W TO 09.5N129W TO 
BEYOND 07.5N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 04N TO 08N 
BETWEEN 77W AND 90W. SCATTERED TO LOCALLY NUMEROUS MODERATE TO 
STRONG FROM 06N TO 09.5N BETWEEN 106W AND 116W. 

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.