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FZPN03 KNHC 031551
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC THU JAN 03.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI JAN 04.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT JAN 05.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...

.18 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.36 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.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 97W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.LOW PRES NEAR 09N124W 1004 MB. FROM 09N TO 17N BETWEEN 114W AND 
127W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SURFACE TROUGH 
FROM 12N138W TO 05N138W. FROM 06N TO 10N BETWEEN 133W AND 138W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT. SURFACE TROUGH FROM 
19N137W TO 14N136W. FROM 11N TO 21N BETWEEN 127W AND 136W NE TO 
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 
30N137W TO 23N118W TO 15N114W TO 03N119W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 10N124W 1005 MB. WITHIN 210 NM N 
SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF A 
LINE FROM 30N134W TO 13N116W TO 06N125W TO 01N140W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 18N123W 1006 MB. WITHIN 240 NM S 
SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 30N121W TO 16N126W TO 05N140W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL IN NW SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 

.FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 90W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 11.5N E OF 87W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 11.5N E OF 88W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E 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 1545 UTC THU JAN 03...

.SURFACE TROUGH FROM 19N137W TO 14N136W...SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG FROM 14N TO 18N BETWEEN 134W AND 138W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
SURFACE TROUGH FROM 08N78W TO 08N84W TO 08N86W TO 06N89W. ITCZ 
FROM 06N90W TO 05N103W TO 07N111W TO 08N121W THEN RESUMES FROM 
05N131W TO 05N140W. SCATTERED TO LOCALLY NUMEROUS MODERATE TO 
STRONG CONVECTION FROM 06N TO 16N BETWEEN 1116W AND 124W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 20N BETWEEN 
124W AND 136W.

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.FORECASTER NR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.