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FZPN03 KNHC 202101
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC SAT JAN 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SAT JAN 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN JAN 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON JAN 22.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 14.5N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. S OF 10N 
BETWEEN 92W AND 100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NE 
AND NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 27N114W TO 19N131W THEN DISSIPATING 
STATIONARY FRONT TO 18N140W. FROM 11N TO 25N W OF 125W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. N OF FRONT E OF 118W NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. WITHIN 180 NM N OF FRONT 
BETWEEN 118W AND 125W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT. 
ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT IN 
NW SWELL. REMAINDER OPEN WATERS N OF 05N W OF 100W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONTS DISSIPATED. FROM 10N TO 22N W OF 122W 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 
30N116W TO 10N100W TO 03N100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 20N W OF 122W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 07N W OF 110W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.

.WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N87W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA COLD FRONT FROM 30N113W TO 29N113W. N OF 30N 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.  
.12 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 25N109W TO 
24N110W. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.30 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 23.5N TO 27.5N NW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 23N TO 28N NW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2100 UTC SAT JAN 20...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
SURFACE TROUGH FROM 08N78W TO 05N84W TO 07N95W. ITCZ FROM 07N95W 
TO 07N110W TO 09N120W THEN RESUMES FROM 09N127W TO BEYOND 
08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 60 NM N OF 
ITCZ BETWEEN 100W AND 111W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG 
FROM 08N TO 13N BETWEEN 111W AND 125W. 

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.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.