000
FZPN03 KNHC 161526 CCA
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC THU JAN 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI JAN 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT JAN 18.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.N OF 14.5N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N 
OF 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 06N TO 11N BETWEEN 92W AND 100W 
AND 03N TO 11N BETWEEN 100W AND 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING 10 TO 15 KT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 45 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95.5W TO 12N97.5W N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF THE AREA 
FROM 05N TO 12N BETWEEN 92W AND 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14.5N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING 
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 06N TO 11N BETWEEN 
92W AND 100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL.

...GALE WARNING...
.FROM 09N TO 11.5N BETWEEN 86W AND 92W...INCLUDING PAPAGAYO 
REGION...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 11N E OF 88W...INCLUDING PAPAGAYO 
REGION...NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 
08.5N TO 12N BETWEEN 86W AND 92W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 240 NM NW OF A LINE FROM 20N115W TO 16N120W TO 13N124W N 
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N W 
OF 120W AND FROM 03N TO 11N BETWEEN 110W AND 120W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 115W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 21N W OF 110W TO A LINE 
FROM 05N110W TO 00N120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 13N TO 18N BETWEEN 120W AND 132W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. W OF A LINE FROM 25N140W TO 
20N120W TO 11N110W TO 06N110 TO 00N125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.N OF 28N BETWEEN 118W AND 122W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT 
IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N BETWEEN 122W AND 133W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.N OF 04.5N BETWEEN 79W AND 81W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT W OF 80W. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 06N BETWEEN 79W AND 80.5W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.06 HOUR FORECAST FROM 20N TO 25N BETWEEN 111W AND 116W N WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 20N TO 25N BETWEEN 111W AND 
116W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 21.5N TO 24N BETWEEN 108W AND 111W... 
INCLUDING SOUTHERN GULF OF CALIFORNIA...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT OUTSIDE GULF OF CALIFORNIA.
.42 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 25N TO 29N NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 24N TO 29N NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 21N TO 23N BETWEEN 
108W AND 111W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES W OF AREA NEAR 23N141W. FROM 19N TO 
24N W OF 137W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC THU JAN 16...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM NEAR 05N77W TO 07N86W TO 05N98W. 
THE ITCZ CONTINUES FROM 06N98W TO 06N120W TO BEYOND 07N140W. NO 
SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION.

$$
.FORECASTER GR/MMT. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.