000
FZPN03 KNHC 310946
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC TUE JAN 31 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC TUE JAN 31.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED FEB  1.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU FEB  2.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 14N96W TO
14N95W TO 15N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC... N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 16N94W TO 16N96W TO 14N97W TO 
13N97W TO 13N95W TO 14N94W TO 16N94W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 03N TO 13N BETWEEN 92W
AND 105W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 
15N95W TO 15N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 01N TO 11N BETWEEN
92W AND 107W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND
NW SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 03N TO 09N BETWEEN 95W AND 105W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW AND NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
16N94W TO 16N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 06N TO 09N BETWEEN 103W 
AND 108W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW 
SWELL.

...GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FROM 30N135W TO 21N140W. N OF 24N WITHIN 120 NM E OF
FRONT S WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA
BOUNDED BY 30N140W TO 30N132W TO 24N132W TO 24N140W SW WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 
11N TO 30N BETWEEN 132W AND 140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9
FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N132W TO 29N140W. FROM 26N TO
30N BETWEEN 137W AND 140W SW TO W WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 
19 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 30N140W TO
30N127W TO 24N130W TO 22N140W TO 30N140W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 10N TO 30N
BETWEEN 130W AND 140W 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N129W TO 18N140W. N OF 22N W
OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 12N TO 30N BETWEEN 130W AND 140W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N126W TO 17N140W. FROM 26N 
TO 30N BETWEEN 125W AND 140W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 
TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 30N BETWEEN 123W AND 140W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT NW SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 89W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... NE
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 90W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO... NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 13N E OF 90W...INCLUDING GULFS OF
PAPAGAYO AND FONSECA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN
8 FT.

.WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 08N78W TO 09N80W TO 06N81W TO 04N80W TO
05N79W TO 08N78W...INCLUDING NEAR THE AZUERO PENINSULA AND THE
GULF OF PANAMA... N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 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 0900 UTC TUE JAN 31...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
TROUGH FROM 06N89W TO 02N93W TO 03N102W. ITCZ FROM 10N125W TO 
09N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION IS ONGOING WITHIN 120 NM 
NORTH OF THE ITCZ BETWEEN 130W AND 135W. 

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.