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FZPN03 KNHC 241539
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC WED JAN 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU JAN 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI JAN 26.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95.5W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N96.5W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N96W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 
12 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 
11N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. REMAINDER OF 
AREA FROM 08N TO 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 107W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95.5W 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 
11 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 
12N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 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 09N TO 15N W OF 126W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 
FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 28N115W TO 11N112W TO 01N130W 
TO 01N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST 09N TO 21N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N130W TO 11N112W TO 
01N130W TO 01N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 26N W OF 128W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 28N115W TO 
11N112W TO 01N130W TO 01N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT IN NW SWELL.

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

.FROM 09N TO 11.5N E OF 89W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 11.5N E OF 94W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST 09N TO 11.5N E OF 91W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC WED JAN 24...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
SURFACE TROUGH FROM 07N78W TO 06N90W TO 06N102W. ITCZ FROM 
06N102W TO 08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ALONG ITCZ AXIS BETWEEN 
114W AND 134W.

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.FORECASTER FORMOSA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.