000
FZPN03 KNHC 200320
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC WED JAN 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC WED JAN 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU JAN 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI JAN 22.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC GALE WARNING...

.WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF
OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13.5N96W TO 12N98W
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W AND
95.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

...GULF OF PAPAGAYO GALE WARNING...

.FROM 10N TO 11N E OF 87W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF
LINE FROM 11N86W TO 08N93W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 09N94W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N89W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8
TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 08N79.5W TO 03N81.5W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 05N BETWEEN 79W AND 82W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 08N86W TO 03.4S110W...EXCEPT GULF OF
CALIFORNIA...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN PRIMARILY
NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT APPROACHING AREA. N OF 28N W OF
134W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF
LINE FROM 09N86W TO 03.4S95W...EXCEPT GULF OF CALIFORNIA...WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N131W TO 23N140W. N OF 28N E
OF FRONT TO 128W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT
WITH NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N126W TO 15N140W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. REMAINDER AREA S OF
18N W OF 93W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.

.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA BETWEEN 24N AND 29N NW
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID 0300 UTC WED JAN 20... 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...    

SURFACE TROUGH FROM 01N80W TO 04N88W. ITCZ FROM 04N90W TO
06N111W TO 01N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 45 NM S OF AXIS
BETWEEN 101W AND 106W. SCATTERED MODERATE S OF 02N W OF 137W. 

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.FORECASTER MUNDELL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.