000
FZPN03 KNHC 211535
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC THU JAN 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI JAN 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT JAN 23.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE
OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 14.5N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W N WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE
OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95.5W N TO NE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE
FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N96W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS
10 TO 14 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 105 NM EITHER SIDE OF A
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE
OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N96W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45
KT. SEAS 12 TO 22 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF A
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N97W TO 11.5N98.5W N TO NE WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 07N TO
14.5N BETWEEN 92W AND 100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT
IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N134W TO 26N140W. N OF 26N WITHIN 240 NM E OF
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF
A LINE FROM 30N130W TO 22N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. W OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
14 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 06N TO 09N BETWEEN 120W AND 128W
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE
FROM 30N115W TO 15N104W TO 10N90W TO 03.4S90W AND E OF A LINE
FROM 30N122W TO 18N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN
MIXED SW AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N129W TO 26N134W TO 22N140W.
N OF 20N W OF A LINE FROM 30N125W TO 20N135W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 14N W OF A
LINE FROM 30N122W TO 14N132W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. S OF 14N W OF A LINE FROM 14N103W TO
10N97W TO 03.4S97W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 30N125W TO
22N134W. N OF 14N W OF A LINE FROM 26N113W TO 14N119W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. S OF 14N W OF
100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL
...EXCEPT 10 TO 12 FT FROM 05N TO 13N W OF 130W.

.GULF OF PAPAGAYO WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W
TO 09.5N89W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF PAPAGAYO WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF PAPAGAYO FROM 10.5N TO 11.5N E OF 88W
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF PAPAGAYO WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF PAPAGAYO FROM 10N TO 11.5N E OF 88W NE
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

.03 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 25N TO 27N W OF 110W
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 23N TO 29N NW TO N
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 24N TO 28N W OF 110W
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.30 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 THU JAN 21... 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...    

TROUGH FROM 05N77W TO 02N80W. ITCZ AXIS FROM 02N85W TO 05N100W
TO 06N110W TO 05N124W TO 03N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION. 

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.