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FZPN03 KNHC 030341
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC THU JAN 03 2019

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 03.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI JAN 04.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT JAN 05.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 15.5N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W N WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 
16.5N94.5W TO 14.5N95W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE 
FROM 16.5N94.5W TO 14.5N95W TO 13.5N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 06N TO 20N W OF 127W AND FROM 08N TO 18N BETWEEN 112W AND 
127W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 
120W AND FROM 06N 10 11N BETWEEN 102W AND 120W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 20N BETWEEN 113W AND 133W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA 
BOUNDED BY 30N140W TO 25N120W TO 10N113W TO 03N140W TO 30N140W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 15.5N125W 1005 MB. WITHIN 210 NM 
N AND 150 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 30N140W TO 30N126W TO 14N117W 
TO 02N140W TO 30N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
MIXED SWELL EXCEPT N OF 27N W OF 132W SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN FRESH 
NW SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 22.5N TO 29N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 23N TO 25N N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 24.5N TO 30N NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO 
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 08N TO 10N BETWEEN 92W 
AND 100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 11.5N E OF 87.5W...INCLUDING 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT. 

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0230 UTC THU JAN 03...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
SURFACE TROUGH FROM 09.5N74.5W TO 03N79.5W TO 05N85W. ITCZ FROM 
05N85W TO 06N88.5W TO 07N128W TO BEYOND 06N140W. SCATTERED TO 
LOCALLY NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 04.5N TO 11.5N BETWEEN 
106W AND 138W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 11.5N TO 19N BETWEEN 
104W AND 138W.

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.