000
FZPN03 KNHC 090336
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED JAN 09 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED JAN 09.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU JAN 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI JAN 11.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.N OF 14.5N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 96W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 
14.5N95.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 
35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM FROM 
16N95W TO 14.5N95.5W TO 14N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 
9 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W 
TO 12.5N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 10.5N TO 14N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 101.5W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 
14.5N95.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 
35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 
16N95W TO 14.5N95W TO 13N96.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 09N TO 14.5N BETWEEN 94W AND 
102W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.

...GALE WARNING...
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT JUST W OF AREA. NW OF LINE FROM 
30N135W TO 27N140W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N138W TO BEYOND 28.5N141.5W. 
OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF 27.5N WITHIN 150 NM SE OF FRONT SW 
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 
30N132W TO 27N137W TO 26.5N140W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N135W TO BEYOND 27N140W. 
OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF 27N WITHIN 90 NM SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 30N130W 
TO 26N136W TO 25N140W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
IN NW SWELL. NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 TO 
20 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N127W TO 21.5N140W. BETWEEN FRONT AND LINE 
FROM 30N125W TO 24N130W TO 19N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 16 FT. NW OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 25 FT IN 
NW SWELL...HIGHEST ALONG 30N. FROM 04.5N TO 11N BETWEEN 133W AND 
140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 30N123W TO 21N135W 
TO 19N140W. NW OF LINE FROM 29.5N115W TO 20N120W TO 07N140W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST ALONG 
30N129W. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. EXCEPT AS NOTED ABOVE WITH 
NEXT COLD FRONT...NW OF LINE FROM 23N110W TO 20N108W TO 06N120W 
TO 01N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.

.30 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 11.5N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09.5N TO 11.5N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0200 UTC WED JAN 9...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM COLOMBIA NEAR 03.5N74W TO 07N87W 
TO 04N100W. THE ITCZ CONTINUES FROM 04N100W TO 06.5N113W TO 
BEYOND 05N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION FROM 03N TO 07N 
BETWEEN 85W AND 93W...AND FROM 03N TO 06.5N BETWEEN 135W AND 
139W.

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.