000
FZPN03 KNHC 161510
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC TUE JAN 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED JAN 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU JAN 18.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 15 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95.5W...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 14N95W TO 
12.5N96.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. REMAINING 
WATERS S OF 14N BETWEEN 92W AND 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 
12N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 
45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 
16N95W TO 13N95.5W TO 11N97.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 13 FT. REMAINING WATERS S OF 13N BETWEEN 93W AND 105W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
13N96.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 
TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 
16N95W TO 13N95.5W TO 10N99W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 17 FT. REMAINING WATERS S OF 15N BETWEEN 92W AND 105W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN MIXED SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 
09N100W.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 15 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 09N87.5W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 04N TO 10N BETWEEN 86W AND 92W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 87W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 06N TO 
10N BETWEEN 88W AND 93W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 87W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 07N TO 
11N BETWEEN 87W AND 92W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
MIXED SWELL. 

.NW OF LINE FROM 30N116W TO 10N126W TO 07N140W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE OPEN WATERS W OF 
110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST OPEN WATERS W OF 105W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N132W TO 25N140W. NW OF LINE 
30N128W TO 22N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT IN NW 
SWELL. REMAINING OPEN WATERS W OF 105W 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 TUE JAN 16... 

.SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG FROM 13N TO 15N BETWEEN 
111W AND 115W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
SURFACE TROUGH FROM 08N77W TO 07N83W TO 05N90W. ITCZ FROM 05N90W 
TO 06N111W TO 09N130W TO BEYOND 08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 60 NM OF THE SURFACE TROUGH. SCATTERED 
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 60 NM N OF ITCZ BETWEEN 97W AND 
111W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 60 NM EITHER 
SIDE OF ITCZ BETWEEN 130W AND 136W. 

$$
.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.