000
FZPN03 KNHC 210917
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 UTC THU JAN 21 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU JAN 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI JAN 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT JAN 23.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM 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 WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
TO 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95.5W
TO 13N96.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS
30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE
FROM 16N95W TO 13N96.5W TO 12N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14W96W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT.
SEAS 12 TO 19 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO
14N96W TO 13N97W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT.
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W TO
13N97W TO 10N99W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N137W TO 28N140W. E OF FRONT TO A LINE FROM
30N131W TO 26N140W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. W
OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL.
ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 30N130W TO 24N140W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N133W TO 24N140W. E OF FRONT
TO A LINE FROM 30N129W TO 26N135W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. W OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 15 TO 17
FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 30N128W TO 20N138W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 20N E OF
121W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N130W TO 26N135W TO 23N140W.
NW OF LINE FROM 30N127W TO 19N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12
TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 30N124W TO
15N134W WINDS 20 KT OT LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N128W TO 25N133W TO 21N140W.
NW OF LINE FROM 30N119W TO 20N125W TO 13N130W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 11 TO 14 FT N OF 25N
W OF LINE FROM 30N123W TO 25N128W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 30N126W TO 24N132W
TO 21N140W. W OF LINE FROM 28N115W TO 20N120W 06N120W TO 00N135W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 11 TO
13 FT N OF 28N BETWEEN 128W AND 136W. 

.ELSEWHERE W OF 110W TO A LINE FROM 30N125W TO 20N140W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF A LINE FROM 10N89W
TO 23N110W BETWEEN 89W AND 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST S OF 20N W OF 110W...AND S OF A LINE FROM
10N90W TO 23N110W BETWEEN 90W AND 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 15N W OF 92W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST S OF 13N W OF 98W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 12N BETWEEN 97W AND 120W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 03N BETWEEN 102W
AND 115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.

.WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N88W...INCLUDING THE GULF
OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.N OF 05N BETWEEN 79W AND 80.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA BETWEEN 25N AND 28N NW
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 29N NW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 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 0900 UTC THU JAN 20... 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...    

ITCZ FROM 01N81W TO 05N105W TO 05N111W TO 03N140W. NO
SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION.

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.