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FZPN03 KNHC 021542
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC THU JAN 2 2020

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU JAN 2.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI JAN  3.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT JAN  4.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.42 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 15.5N N WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.45 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N94.5W TO 15N95W TO 15N95.5W TO 
16N95W TO 16N94.5W TO 15N94.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
14N95W TO 15N96W TO 16N95W TO 16N94W TO 14N95W N WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N94W TO 14N95W TO 14N96W TO 15N96W TO
16N95W TO 15N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 13N95W TO 
14N97W TO 15N96W TO 16N95W TO 16N94W TO 13N95W N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 28N118W TO 28N120W TO 29N123W TO 30N124W TO 30N118W TO
28N118W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN W TO NW
SWELL. WITHIN 18N116W TO 18.5N118W TO 19N118W TO 18.5N115.5W TO
18.5N113W TO 18N116W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 14N109W TO 00N131W TO 00N140W TO 30N140W
TO 30N116W TO 14N109W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW
SWELL...HIGHEST NE.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 05N106W TO 00N140W TO 24N140W TO 
30N116W TO 15N102W TO 05N106W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 04N104W TO 06N140W TO 20N140W TO 
12N118W TO 26N114W TO 04N104W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT
IN NW SWELL.

.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 29.5N139.5W TO 29.5N140W TO 30N140W TO
30N139W TO 29.5N139.5W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 26N140W TO 30N140W TO 30N134W TO 
26N140W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...
HIGHEST NW.

.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WITHIN 26N110W TO 25N110W 
TO 25N111W TO 26N111W TO 27N111W TO 26N110W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC THU JAN 2...

SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 180 NM E OF TROUGH FROM
10.5N112W TO 14.5N106W TO 19N104W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 10N76W TO LOW PRES 1009 MB NEAR
05N78.5W TO LOW PRES 1010 MB NEAR 06.5N93.5W TO LOW PRES 1010 MB
NEAR 08N112W TO 06.5N122W. ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS FROM 06.5N122W TO
BEYOND 09N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION
WITHIN 180 NM N AND 90 NM S OF TROUGH BETWEEN 77W AND 88W.
SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 05N TO 08N BETWEEN 94W AND
101W...WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS BETWEEN 110W AND 
126W...AND WITHIN 120 NM N OF ITCZ BETWEEN 126W AND 139W.

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.