000
FZPN03 KNHC 160922
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC THU JAN 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC THU JAN 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI JAN 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT JAN 18.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 15N94.5W TO 15N95W TO 15N95.5W TO 16N95.5W TO 16N94.5W
TO 15N94.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 
35 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N95W TO 14N95W TO 
14N96W TO 16N95W TO 15N95W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N95W TO 14N96W TO 15N96W TO 16N95W TO
14N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N WINDS 30 TO 40 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 14N94W TO 13N95W TO 13N97W
TO 16N95W TO 14N94W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 13N95W TO 13N97W TO 14N97W TO 16N95W TO 
15N94W TO 13N95W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE 
SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N94.5W TO 14.5N95.5W TO 
15.5N95.5W TO 16N95W TO 16N94.5W TO 15N94.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF
OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 14N95W TO 14N96W TO 16N95W TO 16N94W TO 15N94W TO 14N95W 
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 
14N94W TO 13N95W TO 14N96W TO 15N96W TO 15N94W TO 14N94W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 10N86W TO 09N89W TO 09N91W TO 12N89W TO 11N86W TO
10N86W...INCLUDING PAPAGAYO REGION...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 09N88W TO 10N90W TO 12N89W TO 12N87W TO
11N86W TO 09N88W...INCLUDING PAPAGAYO REGION...NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.45 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 10N86W TO 10N88W TO 10N89W TO 11N89W TO
11N86W TO 10N86W...INCLUDING PAPAGAYO REGION...NE TO E WINDS 30 
TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 10N86W TO 09N90W TO 
10N90W TO 12N89W TO 11N86W TO 10N86W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE IN WINDS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 19N121W TO 16N126W TO 17N127W TO 19N127W TO 21N120W TO
19N121W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 07N108W TO 07N131W TO 00N140W TO 18N140W TO 
19N132W TO 07N108W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO
N SWELL AND NE WIND WAVES.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 08N125W TO 09N136W TO 11N135W TO 
16N112W TO 12N120W TO 08N125W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 00N128W TO 00N140W TO
19N136W TO 18N120W TO 23N111W TO 00N128W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL AND NE WIND WAVES.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N127W TO 09N134W TO 14N137W TO 
17N126W TO 15N121W TO 11N127W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 06N99W TO 06N122W TO 
02N138W TO 23N140W TO 11N96W TO 06N99W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL AND NE WIND WAVES.

.WITHIN 07N93W TO 07N107W TO 10N107W TO 09N99W TO 11N92W TO
07N93W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 08N113W TO 08N115W TO 09N115W TO 
09N114W TO 09N113W TO 08N113W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT
IN NW TO N SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 07N94W TO 06N102W TO 08N114W 
TO 11N111W TO 11N100W TO 07N94W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 
FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH AREA ABOVE. 

.GULF OF PANAMA WITHIN 06N79W TO 06N81W TO 06N81W TO 08N80W TO 
07N79W TO 06N79W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.09 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF PANAMA WITHIN 07N79W TO 07N79.5W TO 
08N79.5W TO 08.5N79.5W TO 08.5N79W TO 07N79W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF PANAMA WITHIN 07.5N79W TO 07.5N80W TO 
08N80W TO 09N79.5W TO 08.5N79W TO 07.5N79W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF PANAMA WITHIN 08N80W TO 06N80W TO 
07N80W TO 09N79W TO 08N79W TO 08N80W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 29N120W TO 29N122W TO 30N124W TO 30N119W TO 29N120W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N126W TO 29N130W TO 29N133W TO 
30N135W TO 30N125W TO 30N126W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT
IN NW TO N SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 26N110W TO 26N111W TO 27N111W TO
27N110W TO 26N110W...INCLUDING GULF OF CALIFORNIA...NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 23N108W TO 22N108W TO 24N109W TO 
27N111W TO 26N110W TO 23N108W...INCLUDING GULF OF CALIFORNIA... 
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 22N108W TO 21N109W TO 22N109W TO 
25N109W TO 24N108W TO 22N108W...INCLUDING GULF OF CALIFORNIA... 
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 26N110W TO 26N111W TO 27N112W TO 
28N112W TO 27N110W TO 26N110W...INCLUDING GULF OF CALIFORNIA... 
NW 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 0900 UTC THU JAN 16...

WIDELY SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 17N TO 22.5N BETWEEN 117W AND
127W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM NEAR 10N75W TO 03.5N79W TO 05N97W.
THE ITCZ CONTINUES FROM 05N97W TO 06N125W TO BEYOND 08.5N140W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION IS NOTED WITHIN 120 NM N OF THE
ITCZ W OF 127W.

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.