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FZPN03 KNHC 151557
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC WED JAN 15 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED JAN 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU JAN 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI JAN 17.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 15N95W TO 15N96W TO 16N95W TO 16N94W TO
15N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N WINDS 30 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 14N94W TO 13N95W TO 13N96W TO 
15N96W TO 15N94W TO 14N94W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
11 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N95W TO 15N96W TO 16N96W TO 16N95W TO
15N94W TO 15N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N95W TO 15N96W TO 16N96W TO 16N95W TO
15N94W TO 15N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 
25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 13N95W TO 13N97W 
TO 14N96W TO 15N95W TO 14N94W TO 13N95W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 10N86W TO 10N87W TO 12N87W TO 11N86W TO
10N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 10N87W TO 07N100W TO 10N98W TO 
12N91W TO 12N88W TO 10N87W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 08N90W TO 11N93W TO 12N92W TO 12N87W TO
11N86W TO 08N90W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 08N93W TO 
07N97W TO 07N108W TO 10N110W TO 10N96W TO 08N93W E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN W TO NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 10N86W TO 09N89W TO 09N91W TO 11N91W TO
12N87W TO 10N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... NE WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 06N96W TO 07N112W TO
10N114W TO 11N99W TO 10N95W TO 06N96W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN W TO NW SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 29N120W TO 28N120W TO 29N122W TO 30N122W TO 30N118W TO
29N120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
8 FT OR LESS.

.WITHIN 08N104W TO 00N121W TO 00N140W TO 25N140W TO 08N104W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N123W TO 19N126W TO 20N121W TO 
23N115W TO 19N118W TO 15N123W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 07N113W TO 06N120W TO 00N140W TO
18N140W TO 19N126W TO 07N113W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 08N124W TO 09N133W TO 12N136W TO 
16N122W TO 13N115W TO 08N124W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 11N117W TO 00N133W TO 00N140W TO 
20N140W TO 22N107W TO 11N117W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN N TO NE SWELL.

.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 29N126W TO 29N130W TO 30N132W TO
30N130W TO 30N123W TO 29N126W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT IN NW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC WED JAN 15...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 1007 MB LOW PRESSURE OFF COLOMBIA 
NEAR 04N78W TO 06N85W TO 05N94W. ITCZ CONTINUES FROM 05N94W TO 
BEYOND 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA 
FROM 02N TO 04N...EAST OF 80W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM 
N OF THE ITCZ BETWEEN 131W AND 134W. 

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.