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FZPN03 KNHC 040340
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC FRI JAN 04 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI JAN 04.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT JAN 05.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN JAN 06.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.06 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.
.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 96W...INCLUDING 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14.5N BETWEEN 94W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 14N BETWEEN 93.5W AND 96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO FT.  
.42 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.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14.5N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16.5N94.5W TO 13.5N96W N 
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 
11N TO 15N BETWEEN 95W AND 100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 
FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW PRES NEAR 11.5N122.5W 1006 MB MOVING NW 5 KT. TROUGH FROM 
LOW TO 06N131W. N OF LOW AND TROUGH TO 19N BETWEEN 118W AND 132W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N 
TO 20N BETWEEN 117W AND 135W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT. REMAINDER AREA W OF LINE FROM 30N133W TO 14N112W TO 
09N115W TO 00N129W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED 
NW AND NE SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 14.5N124.5W 1004 MB. WITHIN 300 
NM NE SEMICIRCLE AND 120 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 
12 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 12N TO 18.5N BETWEEN 118W AND 130W 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER AREA FROM 07N TO 
23W W OF 116W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW 
AND NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 19N121.5W 1006 MB. WITHIN 150 NM 
NW SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
11 FT. REMAINDER AREA W OF A LINE FROM 24N140W TO 24N118W TO 
14N122W TO 00N138W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

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

.FROM 10.5N TO 12N E OF 89W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO 
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 11.5N E OF 87.5W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST 10N TO 11.5N E OF 88W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.12 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 FRONT 
NW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 13 FT. N OF 29N E OF FRONT 
TO 132W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 
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 LINE FROM 30N118W TO 24N126W TO 20N119W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0230 UTC FRI JAN 04...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
SURFACE TROUGH FROM 09N74W TO 02.5N79W TO 06N86W. ITCZ FROM 
05N93W TO 11N121.5W THEN RESUMES FROM 05N131W TO BEYOND 
05.5N140W. SCATTERED TO LOCALLY NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG 
CONVECTION FROM 08N TO 17N BETWEEN 116W AND 122W AND FROM 06N TO 
17N BETWEEN 122W AND 135W. 

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.