000
FZPN03 KNHC 280301
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC SUN JAN 28 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN JAN 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON JAN 29.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE JAN 30.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 05N 
TO 12N BETWEEN 95W AND 113W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.12 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. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14.5N95.5W...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 14.5N95.5W TO 13N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT. FROM 08N TO 10N BETWEEN 98W AND 110W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 12.5N97W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 19 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 11N99W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 07N 
TO 13N BETWEEN 92W AND 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 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 24N113W TO 06N113W TO 
01N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE 
SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 18N W OF 129W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 28N140W TO 
19N110W TO 06N110W TO 00N137W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 
FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE FROM 24N140W TO 12N110W TO 07N110W 
TO 00N130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND 
NE SWELL.

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 87W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 87W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 11N86W TO 
09.5N88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

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

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0300 UTC SUN JAN 28...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
SURFACE TROUGH FROM 07N78W TO 05N85W TO 05N90W. ITCZ FROM 05N90W 
TO 07N115W TO BEYOND 09N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG 
WITHIN 60 NM OF THE ITCZ BETWEEN 105W AND 122W.

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.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.