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FZPN03 KNHC 172102
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC SAT FEB 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT FEB 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN FEB 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON FEB 19.

.WARNINGS.
.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 11.5N86W TO 09.5N88W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 12N86.5W TO 
09.5N90W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
 
.WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 30N133W TO 30N123W TO 15N135W TO 15N140W 
TO 27N140W TO 30N133W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 15N TO 21N BETWEEN 135W AND 140W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY LINE FROM 25N140W TO 
15N132W TO 07N140W TO 25N140W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT. FROM 27N TO 30N BETWEEN 116W AND 132W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT.

.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA COLD FRONT APPROACH FROM 
29.5N TO 31N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 

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

.ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 60 NM OF 17N112W.

CONVECTION VALID AT 2100 UTC SAT FEB 17... 
.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
TROUGH FROM 10N85W TO 05N101W. ITCZ FROM 05N101W TO 08N140W.
ISOLATED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 75 NM OF 04N78W...WITHIN 75 
NM OF LINE FROM 09N84W TO 05N89W AND WITHIN 45 NM OF 05N114W.

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.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.