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HIGH SEAS FORECAST...UPDATED
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC WED JAN 15 2020

UPDATED FOR GULF OF PANAMA SECTION

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED JAN 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU JAN 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI JAN 17.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 13N92W TO 11N86W TO 08N88W TO 07N94W TO 10N96W TO 13N92W
...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8
TO 11 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT WITHIN 10N87W TO 
10N89W TO 11N88W TO 11N86W TO 10N87W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 08N88W TO 09N93W TO 12N91W TO 11N86W TO
08N88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 13N95W TO 11N97W TO 13N99W TO 16N95W TO 16N94W TO
13N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. 
.15 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N94.5W TO 15N95W TO 15N95.5W TO 
16N95.5W TO 16N94.5W TO 15N94.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 14N94W TO 13N95W TO 13N97W TO 16N96W TO 16N94W
TO 14N94W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N94W TO 11N97W TO 12N99W TO 16N96W 
TO 16N94W TO 13N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N95W TO 16N95W TO 16N94W TO 
15N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 40 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 13N95W TO 11N98W TO 
11N100W TO 16N96W TO 16N94W TO 13N95W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 29N121W TO 29N124W TO 30N128W TO 30N119W TO 29N121W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 08N96W TO 05N115W TO 03.4S118W TO 00N140W TO 22N140W TO
08N96W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW 
SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 18N117W TO 14N124W TO 14N128W TO 18N127W
TO 23N115W TO 18N117W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 06N115W TO 07N133W TO 00N140W TO 18N140W TO 
13N125W TO 06N115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED
NE AND NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N117W TO 13N126W TO 17N125W TO 
23N111W TO 15N117W...INCLUDING GULF OF CALIFORNIA...NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT N TO NE WINDS W OF 114W. SEAS 8 TO 11
FT IN NW TO N SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 06N122W TO 08N132W TO 
00N140W TO 17N140W TO 18N124W TO 06N122W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N121W TO 16N125W TO 21N116W TO 
27N110W TO 24N107W TO 11N121W...INCLUDING GULF OF CALIFORNIA... 
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL...EXCEPT  
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT GULF OF CALIFORNIA. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
06N124W TO 08N132W TO 00N140W TO 18N140W TO 17N122W TO 06N124W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N127W TO 09N134W TO 11N135W TO  
15N132W TO 17N121W TO 12N127W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 08N94W TO 06N107W TO 07N140W TO 
20N138W TO 18N117W TO 08N94W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT
IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.WITHIN 09N79W TO 06N78W TO 05N81W TO 07N81W TO 09N79W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N126W TO 28.5N134W TO
30N138W. WITHIN 29.5N129W TO 29.5N137.5W TO 30N138.5W TO 
30N127.5W TO 29.5N129W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW
TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 30N119W TO
28.5N127W. WITHIN 29N123W TO 29N126W TO 30N127.5W TO 30N121W TO
29N123W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2100 UTC WED JAN 15...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
TROUGH FROM LOW PRES NEAR 09N75W TO 03N77W TO 05N96W. ITCZ 
FROM 05N96W TO 07N125W TO 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 02N 
TO 06N E OF 80W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 05N TO 
08N BETWEEN 130W AND 135W AND ALSO FROM 06N TO 08N BETWEEN 136W 
AND 139W.

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.