000
FZPN03 KNHC 181614
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC THU JAN 18 2024

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC THU JAN 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI JAN 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT JAN 20.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 14N98W TO 12N97W TO 12N95W TO 14N94W
TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. WITHIN 13N98W TO 12N101W TO 11N103W TO
09N102W TO 07N97W TO 10N97W TO 13N98W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
8 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94.5W TO 16.5N95W TO 16N95W TO 
15N95W TO 15N94.5W TO 16N94.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 14N95W TO
14N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 
25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 14N96W TO
14N95W TO 15N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. WITHIN 13N94W TO 16N93W TO
14N95W TO 15N96W TO 12N98W TO 11N97W TO 13N94W N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 30N134W TO 30N140W TO 26N140W TO 27N137W TO 30N134W S TO
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN W SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N127W TO 30N134W TO 27N134W TO 26N133W TO 
30N127W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. WITHIN 
30N134W TO 30N140W TO 22N140W TO 26N134W TO 30N134W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N122W TO 30N140W TO 20N140W TO 
20N133W TO 30N122W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN W TO 
NW SWELL.

.WITHIN 20N130W TO 17N140W TO 05N140W TO 04N129W TO 11N127W TO
20N130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N124W TO 11N140W TO 00N140W TO
00N131W TO 04N129W TO 07N124W TO 12N124W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N135W TO 20N135W TO 20N140W TO
03N140W TO 05N131W TO 09N127W TO 14N135W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. WITHIN 01N132W TO 02N134W TO 02N140W TO 
00N140W TO 00N131W TO 01N132W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN NW SWELL.

.WITHIN 12N86W TO 10N91W TO 09N92W TO 08N91W TO 09N88W TO 10N86W
TO 12N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 12N87W TO 12N88W TO 11N90W 
TO 10N89W TO 09N87W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 11N88W TO 11N89W TO 09N89W 
TO 09N87W TO 10N86W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

.WITHIN 02N128W TO 02N133W TO 00N136W TO 00N124W TO 02N128W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH SECTION ABOVE.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1550 UTC THU JAN 18...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM NW COLOMBIA WEST-SOUTHWEST TO ACROSS 
NORTHERN PANAMA...AND CONTINUES TO 08N82W TO 07N86W. ITCZ FROM
07N86W TO 04N112W TO BEYOND 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 03N
TO 10N BETWEEN 101W AND 123W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED 
STRONG FROM 02N TO 07N BETWEEN 132W AND 140W. 

$$
.FORECASTER RAMOS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.