000
FZPN03 KNHC 220320
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC FRI JAN 22 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI JAN 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT JAN 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN JAN 24.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 14.5N BETWEEN 94W AND
96W N WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM
16N95W TO 14.5N95.5W N TO NE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16
FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N96W N TO NE
WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 90
NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 12N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM
16N95W TO 14.5N95.5W N TO NE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19
FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 12N97W N TO NE
WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 105
NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 10N100W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N96W...
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS
10 TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO
12N96W TO 11N99W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 07N TO 14N BETWEEN 92W AND 101W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W...
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS
9 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N97W
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA
FROM 06N TO 14N BETWEEN 92W AND 104W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N131W TO 24N140W. N OF 28N WITHIN 120 NM E OF
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT WITH NW SWELL.
ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N127W TO 14N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. REMAINDER AREA S OF LINE FROM
09N90W TO 19N112W TO 11N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N128W TO 22N138W. W OF
LINE FROM 30N119W TO 14N126W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13
FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 14N W OF 100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. W OF LINE FROM 23N110W TO
07N116W TO 00N130W...AND FROM 05N TO 14N BETWEEN 104W AND 113W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.

.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 11.5N E OF 88W...INCLUDING GULF OF
PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 25N TO 29N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 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. 

CONVECTION VALID 0300 UTC FRI JAN 22... 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...    

.ITCZ FROM 03N86W TO 06N98W TO 04N130W. NO SIGNIFICANT
CONVECTION.

$$
.FORECASTER MUNDELL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.