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FZPN03 KNHC 262204
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC FRI OCT 26 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI OCT 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT OCT 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN OCT 28.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.LOW PRES NEAR 10N98W 1011 MB NEARLY STATIONARY. WITHIN 135 NM 
SE QUADRANT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 03N110W TO 10N96W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL. S OF 02S BETWEEN 108W AND 111W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN SW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 11N98W 1011 MB. WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 11N100W 1011 MB. WITHIN 135 NM NE
QUADRANT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL.

.LOW PRES NEAR 14N123W 1011 MB. WITHIN 150 NM N SEMICIRCLE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES WEAKENS TO TROUGH FROM 13N130W TO 
09N131W. FROM 12N TO 14N BETWEEN 130W AND 132W. WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 12N134W TO 08N137W. WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 10N TO 23N W OF 135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN
MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.30 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15.5N95.5W
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT. 

.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT NW OF AREA. NW OF LINE FROM 30N138W
TO 28.5N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT PASSING SW OF 30N140W. NW OF LINE 
FROM 30N132W TO 23N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN 
NW SWELL.

CONVECTION VALID AT 2100 UTC FRI OCT 26...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 10N84W TO 1011 MB LOW PRES NEAR
10N98W TO 1011 MB LOW PRES NEAR 07N111W TO 1011 MB LOW PRES NEAR
13N123W. ITCZ CONTINUES TO 10N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 10N
TO 12N BETWEEN 97W AND 100W...AND FROM 13N TO 15N BETWEEN 121W 
AND 125W.

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.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.