000
FZPN03 KNHC 140330
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC MON JAN 14 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON JAN 14.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE JAN 15.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED JAN 16.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.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 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N95.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 
TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95.5W TO 12N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. FROM 06N TO 10N BETWEEN 95W AND 101W E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA 06N TO 13N 
BETWEEN 90W AND 102W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14.5N95.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 
TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA 04N TO 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 110W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 10N TO 11.5N E OF 87.5W...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 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 09.5N88W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 11N BETWEEN 88W AND 
94W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 

.N OF 07N BETWEEN 79W AND 81W...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 06N BETWEEN 78.5W AND 81.5W...INCLUDING 
GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N124W TO 28N124W TO 21.5N133W TO 20N140W. N 
OF 29.5N WITHIN 75 NM E OF FRONT S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
9 FT IN NW SWELL. NW OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 9 TO 15 
FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 30N118W TO 21N125W. 
DEVELOPING COLD FRONT FROM 30N137W TO 27N140W. N OF 28N E OF 
DEVELOPING FRONT TO 128W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 
14 FT. NW OF DEVELOPING FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 11 TO 12 
FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 30N117W TO 23N110W TO 
13N110W TO 00N130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. SECOND COLD FRONT FROM 
30N129W TO 28.5N133W TO 29N140W. NW OF LINE FROM 28N115W TO 
20N110W TO 05N110W TO 03.4SN116W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 

.FROM 06N TO 12N W OF 135W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 
12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE BETWEEN COLD FRONT 
FROM 30N124W TO 28N124W TO 21.5N133W TO 20N140W AND LINE FROM 
27N113W TO 23N113W TO 06N128W TO 01N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE AND MERGE WITH AREA 
DESCRIBED ABOVE.

.S OF 08N BETWEEN 101W AND 118W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 
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 0230 UTC MON JAN 14...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM A 1008 MB LOW PRESSURE OVER 
COLOMBIA NEAR 04.5N76W TO 01.5N81W TO 06N89W TO 04.5N96W. THE 
ITCZ CONTINUES FROM 04.5N96W TO 04N100W TO 07N116W TO BEYOND 
03N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION OBSERVED WITHIN 
180 NM N AND 60 NM S OF ITCZ BETWEEN 106W AND 130W...AND WITHIN 
AREA BOUNDED BY 12N121.5W TO 18N113W TO 16N110W TO 12.5N110W TO 
12N121.5W.

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.