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FZPN03 KNHC 240320
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC WED JAN 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC WED JAN 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU JAN 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI JAN 26.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 15 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N96W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 
12 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 
13N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF 
AREA FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 101W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 
12 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 
13N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF 
AREA FROM 07N TO 14N BETWEEN 92W AND 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 128W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 12 
FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 28N115W TO 11N113W TO 00N137W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE FROM 30N135W TO 11N111W TO 00N140W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 21N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N122W TO 
24N130W TO 14N119W TO 00N128W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN NW SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 24N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 10N TO 11.5N E OF 88W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST 10N TO 11.5N E OF 89W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. 

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0300 UTC WED JAN 24...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
SURFACE TROUGH FROM 08N77W TO 06N90W TO 07N104W. ITCZ FROM 
07N104W TO 08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 04N TO 08N E OF 89W.

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.FORECASTER MUNDELL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.