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FZPN03 KNHC 031535
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC SAT FEB 3 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FEB 3.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN FEB  4.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON FEB  5.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM
16N95W TO 14N95.5W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 16N94W TO 12N94W TO 11N96W TO 
12N99W TO 14N99W TO 16N97W TO 16N94W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY
16N95W TO 12N93W TO 10N98W TO 12N100W TO 16N95W N TO NE WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT WITH N TO NE SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR
14N95.5W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 
16N94W TO 15N94W TO 14N95W TO 15N96W TO 16N95W TO 16N94W N TO NE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC CONDITIONS IMPROVE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 
16N94W TO 15N94W TO 14N95W TO 15N96W TO 16N95W TO 16N94W N WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

...ASHFALL ADVISORY...
FUEGO VOLCANO AT POSITION AT 14.5N 90.9W OVER S GUATEMALA
ERUPTING. PLUME OF VOLCANIC ASH MAY BE REACHING THE SURFACE W OF
THE VOLCANO TO NEAR THE COAST OF GUATEMALA N OF 13.5N BETWEEN 
91W AND 92W. LOW LEVEL VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED TO 1 NM OR LESS.
MARINERS TRAVELING IN THE VICINITY OF FUEGO ARE URGED TO 
EXERCISE CAUTION. IF MARINERS ENCOUNTER VOLCANIC ASH OR FLOATING 
VOLCANIC DEBRIS...YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT THE OBSERVATION TO
THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER BY CALLING 305-229-4424.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 11N86W TO 10N86W TO 09N89W TO 10N91W TO
11N90W TO 12N87W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 07N79W TO 05N79W TO 04N79W TO 04N81W TO
07N81W TO 08N80W TO 07N79W...INCLUDING NEAR THE AZUERO PENINSULA
AND THE GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 13N124W TO 10N126W TO 09N131W TO 11N136W
TO 14N135W TO 13N132W TO 13N124W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9  
FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 17N135W TO 13N133W TO 
10N135W TO 10N140W TO 18N140W TO 17N135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED.

.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 30N137W TO 26N139W TO 
22N140W TO 30N140W TO 30N137W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 30N129W TO 13N135W TO 
08N140W TO 30N140W TO 30N129W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC SAT FEB 3...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 09N74W TO 05N90W TO 05N98W. ITCZ AXIS 
EXTENDS FROM 05N98W TO 10N121W TO 08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE
ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 24N109W TO 20N105W TO
14N110W TO 08N129W TO 18N121W TO 18N115W TO 24N109W.

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.