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FZPN03 KNHC 170931
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC SUN JAN 17 2021

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC SUN JAN 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON JAN 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE JAN 19.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 15.5N94.5W TO 15.5N95.5W TO 16N95.5W TO 16N94.5W TO
15.5N94.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 25 TO
35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 14N95W TO 13N95W TO
14N96W TO 15N95W TO 15N94W TO 14N95W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8
TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 11N94W TO 09N97W TO 10N101W
TO 15N96W TO 15N94W TO 11N94W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT IN NW SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N94.5W TO 14.5N95W TO 15N95.5W TO
16N95.5W TO 16N94.5W TO 15N94.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 09N96W TO 10N101W TO 12N100W TO 15N95W TO 13N94W TO 09N96W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN W TO NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N94W TO 14N95W TO 15N95W TO 16N95W TO
16N94W TO 15N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS
25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N94W TO 13N96W TO 14N96W TO 16N96W TO
16N94W TO 14N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N95W TO 14N96W TO 16N96W TO 16N95W TO
14N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 11N86W TO 10N89W TO 12N88W TO 12N87W TO 11N86W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 10N88W TO 10N90W TO 11N90W TO
12N87W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

.WITHIN 04N131W TO 02N140W TO 30N140W TO 30N115W TO 04N131W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 05N126W TO 02N140W TO 30N140W TO
30N117W TO 20N111W TO 05N126W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 14
FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 30N133W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 09N111W TO 01S120W TO 00N140W TO
30N136W TO 30N116W TO 09N111W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14
FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 29N122W TO 28N123W TO 29N125W TO
30N127W TO 30N122W TO 29N122W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13
FT IN W TO NW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0900 UTC SUN JAN 17...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 10N85W TO 05N92W TO 04N105W.
ITCZ FROM 04N105W TO 09N120W TO 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO
ISOLATED STRONG FROM 06N TO 11N BETWEEN 111W TO 119W. SCATTERED
MODERATE FROM 06N TO 13N BETWEEN 118W TO 132W.

$$
.FORECASTER AREINHART. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.