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FZPN03 KNHC 262144
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 UTC FRI JAN 26 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI JAN 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT JAN 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN JAN 28.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W 
TO 12.5N96.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 04.5N TO 14N BETWEEN 93W AND 110W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND N TO NE SWELL. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14.5N95W TO 13.5N96.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 04N TO 13N 
BETWEEN 90W AND 115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 13.5N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 13N BETWEEN 93W 
AND 115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW 
SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N95.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 
TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 
16N95W TO 13N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
FROM 07N TO 10N BETWEEN 98W AND 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
TO 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 08.5N TO 24N W OF 124W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 02N TO 18N W OF 110W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. NW OF LINE FROM 
30N115W TO 28N116W TO 24N124W TO 24N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08.5N TO 20N W OF 122W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N116W TO 
28N115W TO 20N110W TO 08N115W TO 03N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 20N W OF 126W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N116W TO 
20N110W TO 05N110W TO 02N122W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 
FT IN NW SWELL.

.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11.5N86W TO 08.5N90W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 11N BETWEEN 88W AND 93W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11.5N86W 
TO 09N90W... INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 08N TO 10N BETWEEN 90W AND 93W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11.5N86W 
TO 09.5N89W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 22N NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 24.5N NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2115 UTC FRI JAN 26...

.WIDELY SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 11N TO 14N 
BETWEEN 104W AND 119W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
SURFACE TROUGH FROM 08N75W TO 07N84W TO 04.5N93W. ITCZ FROM 
04.5N93W TO 07N120W TO BEYOND 08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO 
STRONG WITHIN 60 NM S AND 150 NM N OF ITCZ W OF 108W.  

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.