000
FZPN03 KNHC 031538
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC FRI JAN 3 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI JAN 3.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT JAN  4.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN JAN  5.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.21 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 15N N WINDS 30 TO 35
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N94W TO 15N95W TO 16N95W TO
16N94W TO 15N94W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N94W TO 14N95W TO 16N96W TO 16N95W TO
16N94W TO 15N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 
30 TO 40 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 14N95W TO 15N96W TO 
16N95W TO 15N94W TO 14N95W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 
FT.
.33 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N95W TO 14N95W TO 14N96W TO 15N96W TO
16N95W TO 15N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 TO 21 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 13N95W TO 
12N97W TO 14N97W TO 16N95W TO 16N94W TO 13N95W N TO NE WINDS 30 
TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 11N95W TO 10N98W TO 
13N98W TO 16N95W TO 16N94W TO 11N95W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 05N93W TO 01S98W TO 
01N113W TO 12N120W TO 16N94W TO 05N93W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N95W TO 12N96W TO 13N98W TO 16N95W TO
16N94W TO 14N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 10N97W TO 
09N101W TO 12N102W TO 16N95W TO 13N94W TO 10N97W NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 09N94W TO 
08N102W TO 13N103W TO 16N94W TO 13N92W TO 09N94W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN MIXED SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 05N110W TO 00N140W TO 23N140W TO 30N116W TO 15N103W TO
05N110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 04N100W TO 06N140W TO 19N140W TO
12N118W TO 24N114W TO 04N100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED. 

.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 29N140W TO 30N140W TO 30N139W TO
29N140W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 27N140W TO 28N140W TO 29N138W TO 
29N136W TO 27N140W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 29N136W TO 27N140W TO 30N140W TO 30N135W 
TO 29N136W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 23N132W TO 23N135W TO 16N140W TO 
30N140W TO 30N128W TO 23N132W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 21N133W TO 14N131W TO 
08N140W TO 30N140W TO 30N123W TO 21N133W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.

.18 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WITHIN 26N110W TO 25N110W 
TO 26N111W TO 27N111W TO 27N110W TO 26N110W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WITHIN 26N110W TO 24N110W 
TO 27N111W TO 29N112W TO 27N111W TO 26N110W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 09N88W TO 11N88W TO 12N87W TO
11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 09N87W TO 09N89W TO 11N89W TO 11N87W TO
11N86W TO 09N87W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC FRI JAN 3...

SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM E AND 150 NM W OF TROUGH FROM
17N101W TO 10N108W.

SCATTERED MODERATE NW OF LINE FROM 30N138W TO 26N140W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 10N75.5W TO LOW PRES 1009 MB NEAR
05N78W TO LOW PRES 1010 MB NEAR 09.5N93W TO 06N101W TO LOW PRES
1011 MB NEAR 08.5N116W TO 07N120W. THE ITCZ CONTINUES ON FROM
07N120W TO 06.5N131W TO BEYOND 08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE
CONVECTION WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF TROUGH BETWEEN 86W AND
92W. SCATTERED TO LOCALLY NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION
FROM 04.5N TO 10N BETWEEN 107.5W AND 122W...AND FROM 03N TO 
07.5N BETWEEN 122W AND 135W.

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.