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FZPN03 KNHC 242105
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC WED JAN 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU JAN 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 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 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N96.5W TO 
12N99W 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 17 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 
11N98W TO 10N101W 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 
10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 
12.5N97W 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 125W 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. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST 08N TO 24N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 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 08N TO 26N W OF 125W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N116W 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.
.06 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 89W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 
08N TO 11N BETWEEN 89W AND 94W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST 09N TO 11.5N E OF 92W...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 2100 UTC WED JAN 24...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
SURFACE TROUGH FROM 08N78W TO 05N90W TO 05N101W. ITCZ FROM 
05N101W TO 07N120W TO 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM 
OF ITCZ AXIS BETWEEN 110W AND 134W.

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.FORECASTER FORMOSA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.