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FZPN03 KNHC 122050
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC THU JAN 12 2023

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU JAN 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI JAN 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT JAN 14.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.09 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16.5N94.5W TO 16N95.5W TO 15.5N95.5W TO
15N94.5W TO 15.5N94.5W TO 16.5N94.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 16N94W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N96W TO 14N97W TO 13N97W 
TO 13N95W TO 14N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 14N93W TO 16N94W TO 13N96W TO 16N96W TO 12N99W
TO 11N96W TO 14N93W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.27 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT WITHIN 15N94W TO 
16N95W TO 15N96W TO 14N96W TO 14N95W TO 15N94W N TO NE WINDS 40 
TO 50 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N96W TO 13N98W TO 12N95W 
TO 14N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 19 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 13N93W
TO 16N93W TO 16N97W TO 10N104W TO 09N102W TO 11N95W TO 13N93W N
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA 
WITHIN 12N93W TO 16N97W TO 12N101W TO 12N107W TO 08N107W TO 
07N103W TO 12N93W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED
NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 14N96W 
TO 14N95W TO 14N94W TO 15N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N93W TO 16N94W TO 15N97W TO 12N100W TO
10N99W TO 12N95W TO 15N93W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
14 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 12N91W TO 14N93W TO 15N97W TO 
12N105W TO 08N105W TO 07N97W TO 12N91W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

...GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FROM 30N130.5W TO 22N140W. WITHIN 30N129W TO 
30N132W TO 29N133W TO 27N130W TO 28N129W TO 30N129W SW WINDS 30
TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 23 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
30N124W TO 28N131W TO 30N140W TO 25N140W TO 23N137W TO 23N129W TO
30N124W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 27 FT IN NW SWELL
...HIGHEST NEAR 30N140W. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 20N109W TO 
30N116W TO 24N128W TO 25N140W TO 05N140W TO 07N118W TO 20N109W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 22 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR
24N140W.
.06 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT WINDS BELOW GALE 
FORCE.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 30N124W TO 20N135W. 
WITHIN 21N115W TO 30N116W TO 30N140W TO 00N140W TO 10N102W TO 
21N115W...INCLUDING SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY...WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 30N135W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. WITHIN 10N130W TO 11N137W 
TO 10N140W TO 06N140W TO 09N131W TO 10N130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 19N106W TO 30N116W TO 30N140W TO 00N140W TO 
03.4S117W TO 04N105W TO 19N106W...INCLUDING NEAR CABO CORRIENTES 
AND SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY...WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE...WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST CENTRAL PART.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 26N110W TO 28N112W TO 26N111W TO 25N111W TO 25N110W TO
26N110W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 11N87W TO 11N88W TO 10N87W TO
10N86W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 12N86W TO 09N90W TO 08N90W TO
08N89W TO 08N87W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2030 UTC THU JAN 12...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 07N77W TO LOW PRES NEAR 06N79.5W TO 09N85W 
TO 06N94W. ITCZ FROM 06N94W TO 05N100W TO 06N120W TO BEYOND 
07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 03N TO 09N BETWEEN 77W AND 87W
...FROM 04N TO 10N BETWEEN 116W AND 125W...AND FROM 05N TO 09N 
BETWEEN 138W AND 140W.

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.