000 FZPN03 KNHC 181542 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1630 UTC THU JAN 18 2018 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1200 UTC THU JAN 18. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI JAN 19. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT JAN 20. .WARNINGS. ...GALE WARNING... .WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 12N96W... INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 19 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 12N96W TO 11N100W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA BOUNDED BY 16N95W TO 11.5N90W TO 07N90W TO 00N102W TO 15N102W TO 16N95W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL...HIGHEST N CENTRAL PART. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 12.5N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA BOUNDED BY 15N100W TO 10N90W TO 06N90W TO 00N93W TO 03.4S100W TO 15N100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .30 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13.5N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .COLD FRONT FROM 30N133W TO 25N140W. W OF A LINE FROM 30N128W TO 22N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 30N116W TO 15N102W TO 03.4S102W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N128W TO 24N140W. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE 30N117W TO 23N112W TO 16N102W 03.4S102W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT WEAKENING FROM 30N122W TO 26N130W TO 22N140W. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. FROM 13N TO 22N W OF 132W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN MIXED E AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 30N116W TO 24N113W TO 19N118W TO 15N100W TO 03.4S100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 29N115W TO 25N120W TO 20N128W. N OF 20N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT... EXCEPT NW TO N WINDS E OF 120W. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. FROM 10N TO 20N W OF 128W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN MIXED SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 30N116W TO 14N104W TO 10N88W TO 03.4S92W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 08.5N90W... INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 09N89W TO 08.5N93W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 09N90W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31.5N113.5W TO 30N115W. WITHIN 60 NM SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30.5N113W TO 30.5N114W. S OF FRONT TO 29.5N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC THU JAN 18... .SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 210 NM SW OF COAST OF MEXICO BETWEEN 96W AND 100W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 09N78W TO 04N93W TO 05N99W. ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS FROM 05N99W TO 08N110W TO 06N125W TO 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 03N TO 06N E OF 81W AND FROM 05N TO 09N BETWEEN 82W AND 87W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 04N TO 06N BETWEEN 98W AND 102W...FROM 06N TO 10N BETWEEN 108W AND 114W... AND WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 16N134W TO 13N125W TO 06N126W TO 05N136W TO 16N134W. $$ .FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.