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FZPN03 KNHC 032146
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC THU JAN 03.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI JAN 04.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT JAN 05.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...

.12 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.
.18 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 13.5N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 96.5W...INCLUDING 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 
FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 13.5N BETWEEN 94W AND 96.5W...INCLUDING 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 12N BETWEEN 94W AND 96.5W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN N SWELL.

.LOW PRES NEAR 11N124W 1006 MB. FROM 10N TO 17N BETWEEN 117W AND 
130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 120 NM SE QUADRANT S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
11 FT. SURFACE TROUGH FROM 10N138W TO 05N139W. FROM 05N TO 09N 
BETWEEN 136W AND 139W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 13 
FT. SURFACE TROUGH FROM 19N135W TO 13N135W. FROM 15N TO 20N 
BETWEEN 131W AND 138W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 
FT. REMAINDER AREA W OF A LINE FROM 30N138W TO 22N119W TO 
14N112W TO 04N120W TO 01N130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 13N124W 1005 MB. WITHIN 30 NM N 
AND S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 270 NM N SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT. 
REMAINDER AREA W OF A LINE FROM 20N123W TO 15N116W TO 09N122W TO 
04N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 18N122W 1004 MB. WITHIN 120 NM 
SW SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 13 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM NW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 
TO 11 FT. REMAINDER AREA W OF A LINE FROM 23N125W TO 20N118W TO 
15N120W TO 06N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N138W TO 29N140W. NW OF 
FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF A 
LINE FROM 30N133W TO 27N135W TO 20N126W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N134W TO 27N140W. W OF THE 
FRONT NW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 13 FT. E OF THE 
FRONT TO 132W N OF 29N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. 
ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 30N130W TO 26N135W TO 20N123W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 30N122W TO 22N136W. 
N OF 26N BETWEEN 125W AND 135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 
15 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 30N118W TO 25N126W TO 20N119W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 29N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 

.FROM 9.5N TO 12N E OF 91W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO 
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 11.5N E OF 87W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N 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 2145 UTC THU JAN 03...

.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.