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FZPN03 KNHC 181445
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC FRI JAN 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI JAN 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT JAN 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN JAN 20.

.WARNINGS.

...TEHUANTEPEC STORM WARNING...
.N OF 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 12N BETWEEN 94W AND 95.5W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.33 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 KT TO 35 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 35 KT TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 13.5N BETWEEN 93.5W AND 96.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 13.5N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 18 TO 21 
FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 12N BETWEEN 93.5W AND 97W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 
40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. REMAINDER AREA N OF 11N BETWEEN 93W AND 
98.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.  

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.TROUGH FROM 02N118W TO 08N116W. FROM 04N TO 12N BETWEEN 108W 
AND 121W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE 
FROM 08N TO 10N W OF 135W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
REMAINDER AREA W OF A LINE FROM 32N117W TO 08N91W TO 3.4S WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 13N 
BETWEEN 115W AND 136W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. COLD FRONT FROM 30N138W TO 
29N140W. FROM 07N TO 16N BETWEEN 117W AND 133W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 09N W OF 136W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. REMAINDER AREA W OF A 
LINE FROM 32N117W TO 20N106W TO 08N93W TO 0N120W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 31N133W TO 27N140W. 
FROM 10N TO 14N W OF 133W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
ELSEWHERE S OF 24N W OF 98W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.09 HOUR FORECAST FROM 28N TO 31N E OF 117W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH AREA IN THE SECTION 
ABOVE.  

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA 18 HOUR FORECAST FROM 25N TO 28N NW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 24N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN FROM 08N TO 12N E OF 91W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 11.5N E OF 90W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST 10N TO 11.5N E OF 88W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.N OF 03N BETWEEN 79W AND 82W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 4.5N BETWEEN 79W AND 81W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1445 UTC FRI JAN 18...

.LOW PRES NEAR 05N117W...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG 
WITHIN 210 NM W SEMICIRCLE OF LOW.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
SURFACE TROUGH FROM 06N77W TO 04N81W TO 05N92W. ITCZ FROM 05N92W 
TO 01N104W TO 03N116W...RESUMES FROM 06N119W TO 05N130W TO 
05N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 03N TO 13N 
BETWEEN 108W AND 116W.

$$
.FORECASTER RAMOS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.