000 FZPN03 KNHC 180935 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 UTC THU JAN 18 2018 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 THU JAN 18. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI JAN 19. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT JAN 20. .WARNINGS. ...GALE WARNING... .WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 12.5N96W... INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 21 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13.5N95W TO 08.5N100W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 04N TO 15N BETWEEN 91W AND 100W...AND S OF 15N BETWEEN 100W AND 104W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13.5N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95W TO 12.5N96.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. FROM 04.5N TO 13.5N BETWEEN 92W AND 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA S OF 15N BETWEEN 90W AND 100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .COLD FRONT FROM 30N136W TO 28N140W. NW OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 10 TO 19 IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 30N115W TO 15N104W TO 03.4S104W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 25N E OF FRONT. .24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N126W TO 23N140W. N OF FRONT W OF 130W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. REMAINING OPEN WATERS W OF 100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN MIXED SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 26N E OF FRONT. .48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 30N115W TO 27N119W TO 19.5N140W. N OF FRONT W OF 120W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 28N115W TO 20N109W TO 15N108W TO 10N91W TO 03N90W TO 03.4S91W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 09N88W... INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 10.5N BETWEEN 88W AND 91W...INCLUDING GULF OF FONSECA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 08.5N89W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 10.5N BETWEEN 88W AND 89W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 08.5N89W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 07N TO 10N BETWEEN 89W AND 90W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 0815 UTC THU JAN 18... .SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 12.5N TO 15.5N BETWEEN 98W AND 108W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 07N77W TO 09N86W TO 04N98W. ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS FROM 04N98W TO 06.5N109W TO BEYOND 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 04N TO 10N BETWEEN 77W AND 86W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 60 NM OF AXIS BETWEEN 90W AND 107W. SCATTERED TO LOCALLY NUMEROUS WITHIN 90 NM S AND 150 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 108W AND 121W...AND FROM 06N TO 14N BETWEEN 121W AND 136W. $$ .FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.