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FZPN03 KNHC 162214
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC THU JAN 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI JAN 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT JAN 18.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 15.5N94.5W TO 15N94.5W TO 15N95.5W TO 16N95W TO
15.5N94.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N WINDS 25 TO
35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 12N95W TO 12N98W TO 
15N96W TO 15N95W TO 12N95W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N94W TO 14N96W TO 16N95W TO 16N94W TO
14N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO
35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 12N94W TO 
10N97W TO 11N100W TO 14N97W TO 13N94W TO 12N94W NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N94W TO 15N96W TO 16N95W TO 16N94W TO
15N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 FT. WITHIN 13N94W TO 12N95W TO 13N97W TO 15N96W TO 
15N94W TO 13N94W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN
N SWELL.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 09N88W TO 11N89W TO 11N87W TO 11N86W TO 
09N88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT.ELSEWHERE WITHIN 08N89W TO 05N109W TO 10N111W TO 11N89W
TO 08N89W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN E 
SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 10N87W TO 08N90W TO 10N92W TO 11N88W TO
11N86W TO 10N87W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 08N91W TO 07N95W 
TO 06N107W TO 10N106W TO 10N92W TO 08N91W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N88W TO 11N86W TO 10N88W TO 
11N88W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 12N89W TO 12N86.5W TO 10N86W TO
10N90W TO 12N89W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 09N88W TO 08N89W TO 11N91W TO 11N89W TO
11N86W TO 09N88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... NE WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 08N90W TO 06N99W TO 
07N106W TO 10N105W TO 11N93W TO 08N90W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 15N117W TO 12N124W TO 16N127W TO 24N111W TO 20N112W TO
15N117W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
07N120W TO 07N130W TO 01N140W TO 18N140W TO 17N128W TO 07N120W E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N123W TO 08N135W TO 11N137W TO 
15N133W TO 17N123W TO 12N123W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 04N110W TO 00N140W TO 22N140W TO 
15N110W TO 04N110W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRESSURE NEAR 25N140W 1008 MB. WITHIN 
20N135W TO 19N140W TO 28N140W TO 28N139W TO 20N135W SE WINDS 25 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
09N107W TO 01N133W TO 00N140W TO 19N140W TO 20N124W TO 09N107W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. 

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA 36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 25N TO 28N NW WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2100 UTC THU JAN 16...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM NEAR 05N78W TO 05N100W. ITCZ 
CONTINUES FROM 05N100W TO 07N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT THUNDERSTORM
ACTIVITY IS OBSERVED.

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.