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FZPN03 KNHC 092142
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC WED JAN 09.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU JAN 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 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 60 NM OF LINE FROM FROM 16N95W TO 14N95.5W TO 
12N98.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 
13.5N96W... INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 
35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 
16N95W TO 13.5N95.5W TO 11N99W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 15 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.
.42 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.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 14.5N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 100W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED N TO NE AND NW SWELL.

...GALE WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT JUST W OF AREA. NW OF LINE FROM 
30N136W TO 28N140W SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT.
ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 30N133W TO 27N140W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
.30 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 WINDS 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.
.42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N129W TO 27N132W TO 24N140W. 
NW OF FRONT TO 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 
LINE FROM 30N125W TO 25N129W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N125W TO 25N133W TO 23N140W. 
NW OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 9 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. N 
OF 28.5N WITHIN 75 NM SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N123W TO 23N132W TO 20N140W. NW OF FRONT 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 
27.5N126W. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 30N116W TO 24N120W TO 
12N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N120W TO 
28N128W TO 20.5N140W. EXCEPT AS NOTED ABOVE WITH GALE AREA...NW 
OF LINE FROM 23N110W TO 12N116W TO 03.5N140W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. NW OF LINE FROM 23N110W TO 
13N104W TO 03.4S120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.

.12 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 2100 UTC WED JAN 9...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM COLOMBIA NEAR 06N72.5W TO 03N78W 
TO 08N88W TO 06N93W. THE ITCZ CONTINUES FROM 04N97W TO 08N124W 
TO 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION IS NOTED FROM 04N TO 
07N W OF 132W.

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.