000
FZPN03 KNHC 160259
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC TUE JAN 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE JAN 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED JAN 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU JAN 18.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95.5W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 
FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95.5W TO 
11.5N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. REMAINING 
WATERS FROM 01N TO 15N BETWEEN 90W AND 112W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 
14N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 
TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 
16N95W TO 14.5N95W TO 12.5N96.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 13 FT. REMAINING WATERS S OF 14N BETWEEN 90W AND 107W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95W 
TO 12N97W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 
TO 45 KT. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM OF LINE FROM 
16N95W TO 12.5N96W TO 08N101W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 
TO 17 FT. REMAINING WATERS S OF 14.5N BETWEEN 92W AND 104W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 08N88W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 03.5N TO 11N BETWEEN 86W AND 90W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 11.5N E OF 87.5W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE 
FROM 04.5N TO 09.5N BETWEEN 87.5W AND 90W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 
09.5N87.58W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.  

.NW OF LINE FROM 30N117W TO 10N120W TO 00N140W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW. ELSEWHERE FROM 
07N TO 16N W OF 112W 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 W OF 115W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N137W TO 28N140W. NW OF 
FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT IN FRESH NW SWELL. 
REMAINING OPEN WATERS W OF 104W 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 0215 UTC MON JAN 15... 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
SURFACE TROUGH FROM 05N77W TO 10N86W TO 05N91W. ITCZ FROM 05N91W 
TO 09N123W TO BEYOND 09N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 
00N TO 10N BETWEEN 80W AND 88W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 04N TO 
08N BETWEEN 91W AND 102W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG 
WITHIN 90 NM N AND 60 NM S OF ITCZ BETWEEN 111W AND 
140W...EXCEPT SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 06N TO 11N 
BETWEEN 121W AND 130W. 

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.