000
FZPN03 KNHC 260306
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC THU JAN 26 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC THU JAN 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI JAN 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT JAN 28.

.WARNINGS.

...EPAC GALE WARNING...
.TROUGH FROM 09N140W TO 15N135W TO 16N136W. WITHIN 240 NM W OF 
TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. W OF LINE 
FROM 30N134W TO 24N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT 
PRIMARILY IN MIXED N AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE EPAC BOUNDED BY 
30N140W TO 30N116W TO 17N105W TO 07N113W TO 08N140W TO 30N140W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED S AND NW 
SWELL. S OF 05N BETWEEN 91W AND 105W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED S AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 13N134W 1008 MB WITH TROUGH SW 
TO 07N140W. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 26N140W TO 25N126W TO 14N121W 
TO 07N140W TO 26N140W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 
FT. ELSEWHERE EPAC BOUNDED BY 30N140W TO 30N116W TO 20N110W TO 
09N116W TO 07N140W TO 30N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 
FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 15N135W 1007 MB WITH BROAD 
TROUGH S TO 07N140W. WITHIN 240 NM N QUADRANT OF LOW NE TO E 
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA 
BOUNDED BY 28N135W TO 13N121W TO 14N140W TO 21N136W TO 28N135W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. REMAINDER WATERS 
BOUNDED BY 30N140W TO 30N116W TO 08N115W TO 04N140W TO 30N140W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 15N137W 1006 MB. WITHIN 300 N 
SEMICIRCLE OF LOW NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 12N TO 26N BETWEEN 123W AND 140W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. FROM 27.5N TO 29.5N E OF 115W NE 
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF BAJA 
PENINSULA AT 24N AND FROM 26N TO 29.5N NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT. REMAINDER EPAC WATERS BOUNDED BY 30N140W TO 
30N116W TO 24N112W TO 08N117W TO 03N140W TO 30N140W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 16N139W 1006 MB. WITHIN 150 N 
SEMICIRCLE OF LOW NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 13N TO 26N BETWEEN 125W AND 140W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. FROM 27.5N TO 29.5N E OF 115W NE 
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF 
BAJA PENINSULA AT 24N AND FROM 26N TO 29.5N NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. REMAINDER EPAC WATERS BOUNDED BY 30N140W TO 
30N116W TO 20N110W TO 10N112W TO 01N135W TO 03N140W TO 30N140W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED N SWELL. 

...GULF OF CALIFORNIA GALE WARNING...
.03 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 25N TO 29N NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 29N NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST ENTIRE GULF OF CALIFORNIA NW WINDS 25 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 09N79W TO 06N80W... INCLUDING THE W 
GULF OF PANAMA...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 GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 
12.5N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 
13.5N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 
16N94.5W TO 11.5N95.5W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT 
PRIMARILY IN MIXED SW AND NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 14N95.5W TO 11N96W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0300 UTC THU JAN 26...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
TROUGH FROM 04N87W TO 06N105W. ITCZ FROM 06N105W TO 08N120W TO 
06N130W TO 08N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION OBSERVED.

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.