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FZPN03 KNHC 152101
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC MON JAN 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE JAN 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED JAN 17.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 12.5N95.5W TO 
11N99W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. REMAINING 
WATERS FROM 01N TO 15N BETWEEN 90W AND 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15 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 60 NM OF LINE FROM 
16N95W TO 14.5N95W TO 12.5N96.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT. REMAINING WATERS S OF 14N BETWEEN 90W AND 107W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95W 
TO 10.5N99W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 
30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE 
FROM 16N95W TO 12.5N96W TO 10N100W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. REMAINING WATERS S OF 14N BETWEEN 92W AND 100W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 09N87W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 04N TO 11N BETWEEN 86W AND 90W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 10N BETWEEN 87W AND 90W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 

.NW OF LINE FROM 30N118W TO 00N138W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 19 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW. ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 15N W 
OF 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST OPEN WATERS W OF 107W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL...HIGHEST NW.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. OPEN WATERS 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 2100 UTC MON JAN 15... 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
SURFACE TROUGH FROM 08N78W TO 05N95W. ITCZ FROM 05N95W TO 
08N122W TO 08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 04N 
TO 08N BETWEEN 79W AND 84W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG 
FROM 06N TO 10N BETWEEN 120W AND 130W.

$$
.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.