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FZPN03 KNHC 132152
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC SUN JAN 13 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN JAN 13.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON JAN 14.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE JAN 15.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95.5W TO 
12.5N97W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 06N TO 10N BETWEEN 93W AND 99W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 
16N95W TO 14N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 11.5N TO 14N BETWEEN 95W AND 98.5W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. FROM 06N 
TO 10N BETWEEN 93W AND 99W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN 
MIXED SWELL. FROM 06N TO 10N BETWEEN 89W AND 99W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 13.5N96.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 
TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE 
OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95.5W TO 11N98.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA 06N TO 13N BETWEEN 
91W AND 101W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE 
AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO
14N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 
FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 12.5N99W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA 06N TO 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 
105W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW 
SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 09.5N TO 11.5N BETWEEN 86W AND 90W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09.5N TO 11.5N BETWEEN 86W AND 90W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 08.5N91W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 

.N OF 05N BETWEEN 79W AND 81W...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 04N BETWEEN 79W AND 81.5W...INCLUDING 
GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N125W TO 24N131W TO 21.5N140W.  N OF 29N 
WITHIN 75 NM E OF FRONT S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN 
NW SWELL. NW OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW 
SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 30N119W TO 21N129W. 
W OF LINE FROM 30N118W TO 23N110W TO 07N120W TO 00N130W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 12 TO 
15 FT N OF 23N W OF 125W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. SECOND COLD FRONT FROM 
30N135W TO 25N140W. W OF LINE FROM 30N116W TO 20N110W TO 14N105W 
TO 06N105W TO  07N120W TO 03.4SN116W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 12 TO 15 FT N OF 27N 
BETWEEN 120W AND 132W.

.FROM 06N TO 11N W OF 134W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 
12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE BETWEEN COLD FRONT 
FROM 28N115W TO 25.5N114.5W TO 09N124W TO 02N140W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 04N TO 11N W OF 135W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.S OF 04N BETWEEN 106W AND 124W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 
FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2130 UTC SUN JAN 13...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM A 1009 MB LOW PRESSURE OVER 
COLOMBIA NEAR 05.5N76W TO 04N84W TO 06N90W TO 04N96W. THE ITCZ 
CONTINUES FROM 04N96W TO 07N118W TO BEYOND 02N140W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION OBSERVED WITHIN 150 NM N OF 
ITCZ BETWEEN 107W AND 130W.

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.