000
FZPN03 KNHC 140318
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC THU JAN 14 2016

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU JAN 14.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI JAN 15.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT JAN 16.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 07N TO 17N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO
12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 23N110W TO 19N105W
TO 10N105W TO 03.4S114W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN
NW SWELL. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 19N W OF 123W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 29N115W TO
26N115W TO 08N97W TO 08N104W TO 03.4S104W. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 15N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 29N115W TO
16N115W TO 16N105W TO 12N99W TO 03.4S99W EXCEPT NW OF LINE FROM
30N129W TO 23N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN NW
SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 15N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 29N115W TO
25N114W TO 15N114W TO 12N107W TO 10N98W TO 03.4S98W EXCEPT NW OF
LINE FROM 30N122W TO 24N127W TO 21N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 10N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N W OF LINE 20N112W TO
03.4S96W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY NW
SWELL.

.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO
8 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 96W AND 99W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT NW OF AREA. NW OF LINE FROM 30N133W
TO 28N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT NW OF AREA. N OF 28N W OF 136W S TO
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM
30N128W TO 22N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW
SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT NEAR 30N140W. N OF 28N W OF 135W S
TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE
W OF LINE FROM 30N128W TO 20N139W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT IN NW SWELL. 

.GULF OF PAPAGAYO FROM 10N TO 11.5N E OF 87W NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.   

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

.TROUGH FROM 10N112W TO 05N115W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 75 NM
EITHER SIDE OF TROUGH. 

.TROUGH FROM 08N133W TO LOW PRES NEAR 06N136W 1007 MB TO 02N139W.
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF
TROUGH.

CONVECTION VALID 0330 UTC THU JAN 14... 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...    

TROUGH FROM 10N86W TO 06N91W TO 05N96W. ITCZ FROM 05N96W TO
04N105W TO 07N114W THEN RESUMES NEAR 06N116W TO 04N126W TO
06N134W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 04N TO 07N
BETWEEN 90W AND 93W...AND FROM 03N TO 06N BETWEEN 117W AND 124W. 

$$
.FORECASTER PAW. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.