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FZPN03 KNHC 271543
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 UTC SAT JAN 27 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT JAN 27.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN JAN 28.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON JAN 29.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95W TO 
12.5N96.5W... INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 04N TO 11N BETWEEN 94W AND 115W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 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 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 
16N95W TO 14.5N95W TO 13N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT. FROM 06.5N TO 11N BETWEEN 96W AND 110W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14.5N95.5W TO 12.5N96.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N 
TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 
NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 11N98.5W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. FROM 07N TO 11N BETWEEN 
98.5W AND 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND 
NW SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 09N TO 21N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
13 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N116W TO 14N115W TO 06N115W TO 
06N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 20N W OF 123W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 110W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA S OF 20N W 
OF LINE FROM 20N110W TO 07N110W TO 01N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 12N BETWEEN 120W AND 138W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 
26N140W TO 16N110W TO 07N110W TO 00N126W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.

.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11.5N86W TO 09N90W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11.5N86W 
TO 10N90W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 11.5N86W TO 
08.5N90W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.06 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 24N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 22N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF N OF 24.5N NW WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 26N NW WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1445 UTC SAT JAN 27...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
SURFACE TROUGH FROM 08N76W TO 05N93W. ITCZ FROM 05N93W TO 
07N111W TO BEYOND 09N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 
60 NM S AND 90 NM N OF THE ITCZ BETWEEN 110W AND 135W. 

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.