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FZPN03 KNHC 151509
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC MON JAN 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE JAN 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED JAN 17.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N96.5W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 
FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N96W TO 
11N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT. REMAINING 
WATERS FROM 01N TO 15N BETWEEN 90W AND 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 
14.5N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 
TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 
16N95W TO 13.5N95.5W TO 12N97.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 13 FT. REMAINING WATERS S OF 14N BETWEEN 93W AND 110W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 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 13N95.5W TO 11.598W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT. REMAINING WATERS S OF 14N BETWEEN 92W AND 100W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 15 NM OF LINE FROM 11N85.5W TO 10N86.5W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO TO 08N90W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. REMAINING AREA FROM 06N TO 
12N BETWEEN 86W AND 90W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN 
MIXED SWELL. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 06N91W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 03N TO 12N E OF 91.5W SEAS TO 10 FT IN 
MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE 
FROM 02N TO 10N BETWEEN 87W AND 93W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 
9 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING 
THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.NW OF LINE FROM 30N120W TO 04N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 19 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW. ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 15N W 
OF 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 30N130W TO 25N140W. W OF 110W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE 
SWELL...HIGHEST NW.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. W OF 100W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. 

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC MON JAN 15... 

.SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 13N TO 17N BETWEEN 130W 
AND 137W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
SURFACE TROUGH FROM 09N78W TO 08N84W TO 05N101W. ITCZ FROM 
05N101W TO 08N120W TO 08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED 
STRONG WITHIN 30 NM OF THE TROUGH BETWEEN 81W AND 92W. 

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.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.