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FZPN03 KNHC 092131
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 UTC THU JAN 09 2020

CORRECTED TO UPDATE CONVECTION AND PANAMA SECTIONS

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC THU JAN 09.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI JAN 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT JAN 11.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 08N TO 23N W OF 127W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 06N W OF 120W TO A LINE FROM 15N120W TO 
28N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NE 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 24N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. N OF 04N W OF 120W TO 
A LINE FROM 23N120W TO 27N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 
FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 29N W OF 130W...AND FROM 08N TO 
22N BETWEEN 120W AND 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER 
GUSTS. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 05N120W TO 
00N140W TO ANOTHER LINE FROM 20N120W TO 30N140W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.

.N OF 28 E OF 125W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 26N BETWEEN 116W AND 125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 20N BETWEEN 113W AND 120W...AND N OF 26N 
BETWEEN 120W AND 125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED.

.N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 02N TO 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 120W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN N TO NE SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 00N BETWEEN 015W AND 120W TO A 
LINE FROM 12N105W TO 20N120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. FROM 05N TO 10N BETWEEN 94W AND 105W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 20N BETWEEN 110W AND 
120W TO A LINE FROM 07N100W TO 20N120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 91W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... 
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 08N TO 
11.5N BETWEEN 86W AND 94W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN 
NE SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT SEAS TO 9 FT.

.N OF 06N BETWEEN 79.5W AND 81W...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N 
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 05N BETWEEN 79W AND 81W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.06 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 28N W TO NW WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 21N TO 26N BETWEEN 108W AND 111W... 
INCLUDING THE SOUTH PART OF THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA...NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT OUTSIDE GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 
18N TO 22N BETWEEN 107W AND 113W.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2100 UTC THU JAN 9...

.SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 15N TO 30N W OF 123W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM A 1009 MB LOW PRESSURE LOCATED 
OVER NORTHERN COLOMBIA NEAR 10N75W TO 03N85W. THE ITCZ CONTINUES 
FROM 03N85W TO 05N110W TO 09N130W TO BEYOND 07N140W. A TROUGH IS
WITHIN THE ITCZ ALONG 134W FROM 08N TO 13N. SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION IS FROM 08N TO 13N BETWEEN 130W AND 
135W...AND WITHIN 90 NM N OF THE ITCZ AXIS BETWEEN 124W AND 130W.

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.