000
FZPN03 KNHC 160357
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED JAN 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU JAN 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI JAN 18.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
14.5N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 
15N94W TO 13N94W TO 12N96W TO 13N98W TO 14N97W TO 16N96W TO 
15N94W...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER 
OF AREA BOUNDED BY 15N94W TO 08N93W TO 05N99W TO 09N105W TO 
13N104W TO 15N96W TO 15N94W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN N SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15.5N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 
15N94W TO 14N94W TO 13N96W TO 13N97W TO 15N96W TO 16N95W TO 
15N94W...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER 
OF AREA BOUNDED BY 15N96W TO 07N92W TO 00N100W TO 14N100W TO 
15N96W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95.5W TO 14N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA 
BOUNDED BY 14N94W TO 07N93W TO 00N97W TO 00N100W TO 14N100W TO 
15N96W TO 14N94W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED 
SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 
07N93W TO 00N94W TO 00N100W TO 14N100W TO 15N94W TO 11N95W TO 
07N93W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. LITTLE CHANGE ELSEWHERE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10.5N89W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 10N87W TO 09N87W TO 
08N90W TO 09N92W TO 11N90W TO 10N90W TO 10N87W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 90W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT 
WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10.5N88W.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 07N TO 10N BETWEEN 90W AND 93W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 10N88W TO 09N90W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 06N TO 10N BETWEEN 90W AND 
93W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.

.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 09N79W TO 06N80W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 09N79W 
TO 05N80W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 08N79W 
TO 05N81W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.N OF 29N BETWEEN 122W AND 124W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 
14 FT IN MIXED SW WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA 
BOUNDED BY 30N116W TO 10N106W TO 03S117W TO 00N140W TO 30N140W 
TO 30N116W...INCLUDING SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY AND WITHIN 60 NM 
OF SHORE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT TO APPROACH 30N140W. N OF 28N W OF 
132W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN MIXED SW WIND 
WAVES AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 00N140W TO 
00N110W TO 10N100W TO 30N117W TO 30N140W TO 00N140W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N134W TO 27N140W. N OF 29N 
WITHIN 390 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT 
IN NW SWELL. LITTLE CHANGE ELSWHERE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 30N130W TO 28N135W. 
NW OF A LINE FROM 30N127W TO 24N133W TO 23N140W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 16 TO 22 FT N OF 27N 
BETWEEN FRONT AND 137W. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 00N140W 
TO 00N100W TO 10N100W TO 30N120W TO 30N140W TO 00N140W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 30N127W TO 28N132W.
NW OF A LINE FROM 30N124W TO 25N128W TO 22N140W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 FT N OF 27N 
BETWEEN FRONT AND 133W. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 00N140W
TO 00N120W TO 03.4S120W TO 03.4S92W TO 03.4S100W TO 14N100W TO 
22N110W TO 30N118W TO 30N140W TO 00N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 30N124W TO 29N129W.
NW OF A LINE FROM 30N122W TO 25N126W TO 19N140W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 27N W OF FRONT 
TO 131W. LITTLE CHANGE ELSEWHERE.

.LOW PRES NEAR 06N105W 1009 MB MOVING W 15 KT. EXCEPT AS NOTED 
ABOVE...FROM 06N TO 10N BETWEEN 103W AND 108W E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 10N109W TO LOW PRES NEAR 07N110W 
AND TO 06N110W. EXCEPT AS NOTED ABOVE...WITHIN 90 NM E OF TROUGH 
AND LOW FROM 07N TO 10N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 
FT. WITHIN 120 NM W OF TROUGH AND LOW FROM 07N TO 10N NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 10N112W TO 06N113W. EXCEPT AS 
NOTED ABOVE...WITHIN 90 NM E OF TROUGH FROM 06N TO 11N E TO SE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. WITHIN 180 NM W OF TROUGH 
FROM 06N TO 10N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN 
NW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0330 UTC WED JAN 16...

.LOW PRES NEAR 06N105W 1009 MB. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM
N QUADRANT.

.SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM OF 18N119W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 04N78W TO 04N90W. ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 04N91W 
TO 05N102W. IT RESUMES AT 04N107W TO 07N123W TO 07N131W AND TO 
BEYOND 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM N OF ITCZ 
BETWEEN 100W AND 102W.

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.