000
FZPN03 KNHC 031524
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC TUE JAN 3 2017

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 3.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED JAN  4.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU JAN  5.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 30N122W TO 30N133W TO 28N130W TO 29N128W
TO 29N125W TO 30N122W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW TO
N SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGE.

.LOW PRES NEAR 22.5N137.5W 1008 MB. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 25N128W
TO 26N129W TO 24N133W TO 20N134W TO 20N128W TO 21N127W TO 25N128W
SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED
BY 24N132W TO 26N134W TO 26N138W TO 25N140W TO 22N140W TO 21N134W
TO 24N132W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 28N133W 1014 MB. WEAK COLD FRONT
ENTERING AT 30N140W. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 27N126W TO 30N132W TO
30N140W TO 24N137W TO 24N129W TO 27N126W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND SE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES DISSIPATED. DISSIPATING STATIONARY
FRONT FROM 30N136W TO 28N140W. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 30N134W TO
30N140W TO 21N140W TO 26N136W TO 30N134W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 15N118W TO 16N120W TO 15N124W TO 12N124W
TO 07N120W TO 10N117W TO 15N118W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8
FT IN MIXED E AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 12N115W TO 13N118W TO
14N127W TO 09N125W TO 08N122W TO 10N116W TO 12N115W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED E AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 12N122W TO 13N123W TO
13N128W TO 11N131W TO 10N129W TO 10N123W TO 12N122W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL.

.WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 11N86W TO 12N87W TO 12N88W TO 11N88W TO
10N87W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 11N86W TO 11.5N86.5W TO
11N87W TO 10.5N87W TO 10.5N86.5W TO 10.5N86W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING
THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 16N94.5W TO 16N95.5W TO
15N95.5W TO 14.5N94.5W TO 15N94.5W TO 16N94.5W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 16N95W TO 14N95W TO
15N94W TO 16N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT.
.48 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 AT 1500 UTC TUE JAN 3...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 09N78W TO 05N94W. ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS
FROM 05N94W TO 04N117W TO LOW PRES NEAR 13.5N132W. SCATTERED
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 360 NM NE SEMICIRCLE OF LOW.

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.