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FZPN03 KNHC 140915
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC SUN JAN 14.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON JAN 15.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE JAN 16.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 8 TO 22 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 11.5N96.5W N TO NE 
WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM OF 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 12.5N96.5W TO 09.5N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. REMAINING WATERS FROM 06N TO 14N BETWEEN 
92W AND 115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND 
SW SWELL.
.12 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 FROM 05N TO 15N BETWEEN 90W AND 118W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 
12.5N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 
45 KT. SEAS 9 TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM OF LINE FROM 
16N95W TO 13N96W TO 08N103W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT NE 
TO E WINDS W OF 98W. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. REMAINING WATERS FROM 03N 
TO 15N BETWEEN 90W AND 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT 
IN MIXED NE AND NW 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 9 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 
16N95W TO 14.5N95W TO 12N96.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 13 FT. REMAINING WATERS FROM 02S TO 15N BETWEEN 90W AND 110W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. FROM 03N TO 
17N BETWEEN 110W AND 122W 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 09.5N88W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 11N 
BETWEEN 87.5W AND 91W...INCLUDING GULF OF FONSECA...N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 
09N87.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS TO 10 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 11N 
BETWEEN 87.5W AND 91W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF FONSECA...N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.18 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. 
.24 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 FROM 05N TO 12N E OF 90W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 
.36 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 FROM 04N TO 10N E OF 90W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86.5W TO 
07.5N90W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 03.5N TO 10.5N E OF 90W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N138W TO 29N140W. W OF FRONT W WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 30N135W TO 
24N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW SWELL 
AND SW WIND WAVES. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 30N134W TO 26N140W. 
NW OF LINE FROM 30N128W TO 10N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW PART. ELSEWHERE FROM 01N TO 
21N W OF 127W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW 
SWELL AND NE WIND WAVES.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. NEW COLD FRONT FROM 30N134W 
TO 28.5N140W. W OF LINE FROM 30N116W TO 25N115W TO 00N138W TO 
00N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL... 
HIGHEST NW. ELSEWHERE S OF 09N W OF 122W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 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 0845 UTC SUN JAN 14... 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
SURFACE TROUGH FROM 08.5N83W TO 05N92W TO 06N97.5W. ITCZ FROM 
06N97.5W TO 07.5N108W TO 1012 MB LOW PRES NEAR 07N113W TO 
10N134W TO BEYOND 08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 01N 
TO 07N E OF 82W...AND FROM 03.5N TO 07N BETWEEN 83W AND 91W. 
SCATTERED TO LOCALLY NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 150 
NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN BETWEEN 95W AND 115W. 

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.