000
FZPN03 KNHC 061601
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC SAT JAN 6 2018

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT JAN 6.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN JAN  7.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON JAN  8.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW PRES NEAR 28N131W 1010 MB. WITHIN 120 NM NW QUADRANT WINDS
3O TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE 270 NM NW SEMICIRCLE
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 20N
TO 30N BETWEEN 125W AND 140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 26N131W 1010 MB. WITHIN 270 NM NW
QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
AREA BOUNDED BY 30N140W TO 30N125W TO 22N125W TO 17N140W TO
30N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 27N132W 1012 MB. WITHIN 210 NM 
NW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FROM 21N TO 24N 
BETWEEN 125W AND 130W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. 
REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 20N TO 30N BETWEEN 125W AND 140W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES N OF AREA. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY
30N140W TO 30N128W TO 18N140W TO 30N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO
14N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 3O TO 35
KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE
FROM 16N95W TO 12N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 
16N95W TO 14N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 
3O TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM EITHER 
SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 12N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 09N TO 12N BETWEEN 97W
AND 101W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT NESWELL. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 13N97W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 08N TO 13N BETWEEN
95W AND 105W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 30N EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 08.5N89W...INCLUDING
THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. 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 SAT JAN 6...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 08N78W TO 05N95W. ITCZ FROM 05N95W
TO 11N130W...AND FROM 10N135W TO 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM
04N TO 08N BETWEEN 83W AND 88W. 

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.