000
FZPN03 KNHC 121520
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC TUE JAN 12 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC TUE JAN 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED JAN 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU JAN 14.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...

.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W N WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 15N BETWEEN 94W AND
96W N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.   
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95W
TO 13N96.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 30N138W TO 28N140W. N OF 29N E OF
FRONT TO 134W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE
W OF LINE FROM 27N114W TO 07N117W TO 01N140W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. FROM 09N TO 14N BETWEEN 125W
AND 131W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF
LINE FROM 23N110W TO 19N108W TO 00N127W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE FROM 28N115W TO 13N108W TO 00N122W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 

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

.18 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING GULF OF
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.  
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.  

.18 HOUR FORECAST N OF 06N BETWEEN 78.5W AND 80.5W...INCLUDING
GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.   
.36 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 1500 UTC TUE JAN 12... 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...    

ITCZ FROM 05N96W TO 08N126W TO 04N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE
ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM OF AXIS BETWEEN 114W AND 124W.

$$
.FORECASTER MUNDELL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.