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FZPN03 KNHC 012103
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC THU FEB 01 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU FEB 01.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI FEB 02.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT FEB 03.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N95W...INCLUDING 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 16N95W TO 11N90W TO 03N90W TO 
03.4S93W TO 03.4S106W TO 06N110W TO 12N110W TO 16N95W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14.5N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT. S OF 08N BETWEEN 103W AND 117W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
8 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 
14.5N95.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 
16N95W TO 13.5N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 
14.5N95W TO 13.5N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE 
FROM 13.5N96W TO 11N99W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW 
SWELL. 

...EASTERN PACIFIC ASHFALL ADVISORY... 
.FUEGO VOLCANO AT 14.46N 90.88W OVER S GUATEMALA IS ERUPTING 01 
FEB 2018. VOLCANIC ASH MAY BE REACHING THE SURFACE W OF THE 
VOLCANO TO THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC FROM 13N TO 15N BETWEEN 91W 
AND 94W. LOW LEVEL VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED TO 1 NM. MARINERS 
SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION. IF MARINERS ENCOUNTER VOLCANIC ASH... 
YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT THE OBSERVATION TO THE NATIONAL 
WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING 305-229-4425. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 11N86W TO 09N90W...INCLUDING 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 11N86W TO 
9.5N90W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 11N86W TO 
10N89W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT.  

.N OF 06N BETWEEN 79W AND 81W...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.42 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2100 UTC THU FEB 1...

.SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 14N TO 23N BETWEEN 104W AND 110W. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
SURFACE TROUGH FROM 07N78W TO 06N98W. ITCZ FROM 06N98W TO 
06N130W TO 05N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 07N TO 09N BETWEEN 
101W AND 105W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 06N TO 09N BETWEEN 116W 
AND 121W. 

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.FORECASTER FORMOSA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.