000
FZPN03 KNHC 170930
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC WED JAN 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC WED JAN 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU JAN 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI JAN 19.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N95.5W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 
FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 
12N96.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINING 
WATERS FROM 00N TO 14N BETWEEN 90W AND 108W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95.5W 
TO 12N97W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 
TO 45 KT. SEAS 8 TO 19 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM OF LINE FROM 
16N95W TO 14N95.5W TO 08N100W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 
TO 16 FT. REMAINING WATERS FROM 01N TO 14.5N BETWEEN 90W AND 
102W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST 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 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 
16N95W TO 14.5N95W TO 12N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT. REMAINING WATERS S OF 14.5N BETWEEN 90W AND 100W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN MIXED SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 09N88W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE 
FROM 04N TO 10.5N BETWEEN 87.5W AND 92W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 
09N88.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 11.5N BETWEEN 87.5N AND 89W N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 
09.5N88.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 10.5N BETWEEN 87.5N AND 
90W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 

.N OF 10N W OF 115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NW 
SWELL. REMAINING OPEN WATERS W OF 108W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N135W TO 27.5N140W. NW OF 
FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 14 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. 
REMAINING OPEN WATERS W OF 102W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N125W TO 23.5N140W. NW OF 
FRONT W OF 130W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN 
NW SWELL. FROM 04N TO 14N BETWEEN 100W AND 108W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. REMAINING OPEN 
WATERS W OF 100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED 
NW AND NE SWELL...HIGHEST E OF FRONT.  

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0815 UTC WED JAN 17... 

.SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 110W AND 125W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
SURFACE TROUGH FROM 07N78W TO 08N84W TO 04.5N95W. ITCZ FROM 
04.5N95W TO 09.5N138W TO BEYOND 09N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG FROM 03.5N TO 09N BETWEEN 77W AND 89W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM N OF THE ITCZ BETWEEN 99W 
AND 110W. SCATTERED TO LOCALLY NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG 
WITHIN 210 NM N AND 90 NM S OF THE ITCZ BETWEEN 111W AND 135W.

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.