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FZPN03 KNHC 091523
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC WED JAN 09.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU JAN 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI JAN 11.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 
13N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 
14N96W TO 12N99W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. 
REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 09.5N TO 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 103W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95.5W 
TO 12.5N97.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 13N BETWEEN 96W 
AND 104W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW 
SWELL.

...GALE WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT W OF AREA. NW OF LINE FROM 30N136W 
TO 27N140W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT JUST W OF AREA. NW OF LINE FROM 
30N133 TO 26N140W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N136W TO 27N140W. NW OF 
FRONT W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 22 FT. N OF 28N E OF 
FRONT TO A LINE FROM 30N134W TO 28N136W SW EINDS 30 TO 40 KT. 
SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT TO A LINE FROM 30N131W TO
26N135W TO 25N140W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N131W TO 25N133W TO 23N140W. 
NW OF FRONT TO A LINE FROM 30N140W TO 25N133W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 25N E OF FRONT TO 
A LINE FROM 30N125W TO 25N129W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N125W TO 22N135W. NW OF LINE FROM 30N121W TO 
20N130W TO 18N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 23 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 30N119W TO 17N130W TO 14N140W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 30N122W TO 24N130W TO 
22N135W. ELSEWHERE NW OF A LINE FROM 30N116W TO 21N111W TO 
11N120W TO 05N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH DISSIPATED. ELSEWHERE NW OF 
LINE FROM 23N110W TO 13N104W TO 03.4S120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.

.18 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. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09.5N TO 11N BETWEEN 86W AND 88.5W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E 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 1500 UTC WED JAN 9...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM COLOMBIA NEAR 04N75W TO 07N86W TO 
05N96W. THE ITCZ CONTINUES FROM 05N96W TO 08N120W TO 06N140W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION IS NOTED FROM 04N TO 06.5N W OF 
135W.

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.