000
FZPN03 KNHC 030927
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC SUN JAN 03 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC SUN JAN 03.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON JAN 04.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE JAN 05.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FROM 30N126W TO 25N130W TO 21N140W. FROM 27N TO 30N
BETWEEN 135W AND 138W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 TO 19
FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W OF 133W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
12 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 10
TO 12 FT. N OF 26N WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA N OF 20N W OF 125W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N124W TO 24N130W TO 20N140W.
N OF 24N W OF 130W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT.
N OF 25N WITHIN 150 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF LINE FROM 30N122W TO
20N129W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N122W TO 25N124W TO 22N130W.
FROM 26N TO 29N BETWEEN 125W AND 128W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 13 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 21N E OF 125W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA N OF 20N W
OF 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT ALONG COAST OF BAJA
CALIFORNIA NORTE. NEW COLD FRONT FROM 30N133W TO 25N140W. N OF
28N WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 13
FT. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT. N OF 20N
W OF 115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO
14N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO
35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 13N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 07N TO 12N BETWEEN 92W
AND 102W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE...E
AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 14N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE
OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN
95W AND 100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE...NW
AND S SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 15N95W TO 13N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09N TO 12N
BETWEEN 96W AND 100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN
MIXED NE...NW AND S SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 89W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE
TO E 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 WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W
TO 10.5N88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 05N TO 20N W OF 125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN
MIXED NW AND SE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 03N TO 20N W OF 123W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 20N W OF 115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID 0900 UTC JAN 03...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... 

ITCZ FROM 03N94W TO 06N130W TO BEYOND 04N140W. SCATTERED
MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 115W AND 130W. 

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.