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FZPN03 KNHC 150343
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC MON JAN 15 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON JAN 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE JAN 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED JAN 17.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 12.5N96W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 8 TO 20 
FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 09N100W N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. REMAINING WATERS FROM 
04.5N TO 14.5N BETWEEN 90W AND 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 
12 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 
13.5N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 
30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE 
FROM 16N95W TO 14N95.5W TO 11.5N97.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. REMAINING WATERS FROM 01S TO 14N BETWEEN 90W 
AND 116W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 
15N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N95.5W TO 11.598W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 
FT. REMAINING WATERS BOUNDED BY LINE FROM 16N95W TO 02N93W TO 
03.4S102W TO 14N120W TO 13N105W TO 16N95W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 08N88W... INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. N OF 
11.5N E OF 89W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF FONSECA...N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. REMAINDER WATERS FROM 06N TO 
12.5N E OF 90W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED 
SWELL.  
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 10.5N86W TO 09N87W 
NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM OF 
LINE FROM 11N86W TO TO 07N91W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 11.5N E 
OF 91W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF FONSECA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. REMAINDER WATERS BOUNDED BY LINE FROM 14N93W 
TO 11N86W TO 05N93W TO 14N93W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 11 FT 
IN MIXED SWELL. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 06N93W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT. ELSEWHERE BOUNDED BY LINE FROM 14N93W TO 11N86W TO 01N93W 
TO 14N93W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 09N88W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 03.5N TO 10.5N E OF 90W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N88W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT. ELSEWHERE BOUNDED BY LINE FROM 10N93W TO 10N87W TO 02N93W TO 
10N93W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WEAK COLD FRONT FROM 30N134W TO 27N140W. NW OF LINE FROM 
30N131W TO 17N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 21 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 18N W OF 128W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N132W TO 25N140W. NEW 
COLD FRONT FROM 30N138W TO 29N140W. NW OF LINE FROM 30N118W TO 
05N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL... 
HIGHEST NW. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N W OF 116W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N128W TO 25N140W.
WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY LINE FROM 30N140W TO 30N116W TO 20N108W 
TO 00N124W TO 00N140W TO 30N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 
14 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS NEAR 30N127W.
  
.N OF 06N BETWEEN 78.5W AND 80.5W...INCLUDING THE W GULF OF 
PANAMA...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 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 0315 UTC MON JAN 15... 

SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 12N TO 14.5N BETWEEN 101W AND 108W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
SURFACE TROUGH FROM 09N75W TO 07N78W TO 05.5N95W. ITCZ FROM 
05.5N95W TO 1011 MB LOW PRES NEAR 08N120W TO BEYOND 09N140W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 01N TO 08M E OF 86W TO 
COASTS. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 90 NM N AND 60 NM S 
OF AXIS BETWEEN 86W AND 120W. 

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.