000
FZPN03 KNHC 291500
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC SUN JAN 29 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN JAN 29.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON JAN 30.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE JAN 31.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING... 
.WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 13.5N95.5W...INCLUDING 
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 
17 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 16N94W TO 14N95W TO 
11N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 
13N96.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 
TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE FROM 
16N94W TO 12N97W TO 10N100W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
14 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA BOUNDED BY 16N94.5W TO 11N93W TO 
05N105W TO 11N102W TO 16N94.5W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 11 
FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED NE...SW AND NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 
13N96.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 
TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE FROM 
16N94W TO 12N96W TO 10.5N99W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 
TO 15 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA BOUNDED BY 16N94.5W TO 08N92W TO 
06N100W TO 10N106W TO 16N94.5W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 11 
FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED NE...SW AND NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 
14N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 
35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 
16N94W TO 11.5N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. 
REMAINDER OF AREA BOUNDED BY 16N94.5W TO 07N90W TO 00N96W TO 
10N110W TO 16N94.5W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 11 FT PRIMARILY 
IN MIXED NE...SW AND NW SWELL. 

...GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT APPROACHING NW WATERS. N OF 27N W OF 138W SE TO S 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT WITH NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W 
OF LINE FROM 30N132W TO 27N115W TO 17N106W TO 00N120W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N140W TO 28N140W. W OF LINE 
FROM 30N134W TO 25N140W S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF 09N W OF 129W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT
PRIMARILY IN MIXED SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N134W TO 21N140W. N OF 25N 
WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11
FT. FROM 27N TO 30N BETWEEN 136W AND 140W SW TO W WINDS 25 TO 
35 KT. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N130W TO 
10N132W TO 02N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY
IN MIXED E AND NW SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 24N W OF 110W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 30N W OF 113W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 11.5N86W TO 09.5N88W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 11.5N86W TO 
08.5N91W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.  
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 89W...INCLUDING GULFS OF 
PAPAGAYO AND FONSECA...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE FROM 12N86.5W TO 
09N91W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 10 FT. 

.WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 08.5N79.5W TO 05.5N80W...INCLUDING 
THE W GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 08.5N79.5W TO 
04N80W...INCLUDING THE W GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 08N79.5W TO 
03N81W...INCLUDING THE W GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC SUN JAN 29...

.SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 30N138W TO 29N140W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
TROUGH FROM 04N78W TO 1009 MB LOW PRES 01N81W TO 03N95W. ITCZ 
FROM 03N95W TO 06N120W TO 06N140W. ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 30 NM 
OF LINE FROM 05N77W TO 01N82W TO 04N94W.

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.