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FZPN03 KNHC 100300
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SAT FEB 10 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT FEB 10.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN FEB 11.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON FEB 12.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 96W N TO NE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 12N94W TO 
10N89W TO 07N92W TO 09N99W TO 12N100W TO 14N95W TO 12N94W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND S SWELL.
.15 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

.18 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 29.5N TO 30.5N W OF
114W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM W. LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31.5N114W TO 30N114.5W. W OF
FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT WEAKENING FROM 31N113W TO 29N113W. 
CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 28N139W TO 27N139W TO
26N140W TO 30N140W TO 30N139W TO 28N139W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 30N120W TO 29N121W TO
29N123W TO 30N126W TO 30N120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT
IN NW TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 30N124W TO 30N120W TO
28N122W TO 28N126W TO 30N124W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT
IN NW TO N SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0300 UTC SAT FEB 10...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 09N74W TO 05N99W. ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS 
FROM 05N99W TO 06N120W TO 08N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION.

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.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.