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FZPN03 KNHC 090341
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC FRI FEB 9 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI FEB 9.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT FEB 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN FEB 11.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95.5W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 16N94W TO 
13N93W TO 11N96W TO 11N98W TO 13N99W TO 16N95W TO 16N94W N TO NE
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND W SWELL.
.15 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 12N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 
13N93W TO 09N94W TO 08N98W TO 09N102W TO 14N101W TO 16N94W TO 
13N93W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND W 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 14.5N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 
12N94W TO 10N89W TO 08N91W TO 08N99W TO 12N101W TO 15N95W TO 
12N94W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND W 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 11N86W TO 09N87W TO 10N89W TO 11N89W TO
11N88W TO 12N86W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 11N86W TO 10N87W TO 
10N88W TO 11N88W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.FROM 17N TO 20N W OF 138W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN
MIXED NE AND SE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 21N TO 24N W OF 138W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 25N TO 30N W OF 138W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL.

.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 29.5N TO 30.5N W OF
114W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0300 UTC FRI FEB 9...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 10N84W TO 06N89W. ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS 
FROM 06N89W TO 04N100W TO 06N120W TO 09N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT
CONVECTION.

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.