000
FZPN03 KNHC 181516
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 UTC MON JAN 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON JAN 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE JAN 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED JAN 20.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...

.WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95.5W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N93W TO
06N93W TO 06N103W TO 16N103W TO 09N96W TO 13N101W TO 16N95W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED NE AND SW
SWELL.
.09 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO
13N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. FROM 08N TO 13N
BETWEEN 95W AND 102W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT PRIMARILY
IN MIXED NE...SW AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO
13.5N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30
TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM
16N95W TO 13.5N96W TO 12N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10
TO 15 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 16N95W TO
13N93W TO 06N93W TO 06N103W TO 16N103W TO 13N100W TO 16N95W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED NE...SW
AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO
12N96.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY A
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N93W TO 03N93W TO 01S103W TO 16N103W TO
14N98W TO 16N95W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY
IN MIXED NE...SW AND NW SWELL.

...GALE WARNING...

.WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 09N90W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N87W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO
10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 09N90W NE
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM
09N90W TO 08N93W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN
MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO
09.5N88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 30 TO 35
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W
TO 08N93W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT WITH MIXED NE
AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 08N83W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 09N79W TO 04N80W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE FROM 09N79W TO 03N81W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 08N79W TO 04N82W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
TO 10 FT. WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 04N82W TO 01N84W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 24N TO 27N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.FROM 05N TO 10N W OF 128W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 13
FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N116W TO 18N107W TO 00N124W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED S AND NW
SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 04N TO 08N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 11 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N116W TO
16N103W TO 06N103W TO 03.4S117W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED S AND NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT APPROACH NW PORTION. N OF 28N W OF
137W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE
FROM 30N116W TO 16N103W TO 01S103W TO 03.4S120W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED S AND NW SWELL. 

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

CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC MON JAN 18... 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...    

TROUGH FROM 04N78W TO 05N90W. ITCZ FROM 05N90W TO 04N120W TO 
02N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 90 NM OF 
06N98W AND WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE FROM 05N112W TO 04N130W. 

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.