000
FZPN03 KNHC 160940
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 UTC THU JAN 16 2014

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 3.4S TO THE 
EQUATOR E OF 120W

SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC THU JAN 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI JAN 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT JAN 18.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 11N99W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 
TO 22 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
10N100W N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. REMAINDER OF 
AREA FROM 09N TO 13N BETWEEN 98W AND 103W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.09 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
11.5N97.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 
45 KT. SEAS TO 19 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 15N BETWEEN 90W AND 
112W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 03N TO 14.5N BETWEEN 92W AND 115W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL....HIGHEST NEAR 09N102W. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
13.5N96.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 
40 KT. SEAS TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 
15N95W TO 12N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
REMAINDER AREA FROM 00N TO 13.5N BETWEEN 89W AND 116W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
12.5N97W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 
40 KT. SEAS TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 
15N95W TO 11.5N97.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
REMAINDER AREA FROM 00N TO 13.5N BETWEEN 91W AND 114W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 06N TO 16N W OF 105W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN 
MIXED NW AND NE SWELL...HIGHEST VICINITY OF 08N134W. 
.24 HOUR HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 11N W OF 135W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NW OF LINE 30N135W TO 20N130W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.

.FROM 09.5N TO 11.5N E OF 88W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 11.5N E OF 88.5W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 
11N BETWEEN 88W AND 91W...INCLUDING GULF OF FONSECA...NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT W OF 90W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 11.5N E OF 89W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. FROM 06N TO 11N 
BETWEEN 89W AND 92W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED 
NW AND NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 11.5N E OF 88W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 26N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 05N BETWEEN 78.5W AND 90.5W...INCLUDING 
GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 06N BETWEEN 78.5W AND 90.5W...INCLUDING 
GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.36 HOUR FORECAST NW OF LINE FROM 30N138W TO 20N140W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST NW OF LINE FROM 30N135W TO 14N140W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. 

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

CONVECTION VALID 0900 UTC THU JAN 16...

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...                
WEAK MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 07N74W TO 04N78W TO 
07N86W...WHERE IT TERMINATES. ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 04N95W TO  
08N121W TO BEYOND 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG 
CONVECTION NOTED WITHIN 180 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 106W TO 134W. 

$$ 
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.