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FZPN03 KNHC 171546
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC FRI JAN 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI JAN 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT JAN 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN JAN 19.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 15N94.5W TO 14.5N95W TO 14.5N95.5W TO 16N95W TO 16N94.5W
TO 15N94.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 13N95W TO 13N97W
TO 15N96W TO 16N95W TO 15N94W TO 13N95W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 13N94W TO 11N96W 
TO 12N98W TO 13N98W TO 16N95W TO 13N94W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N94.5W TO 15N95W TO 16N95W TO 
16N94.5W TO 15N94.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N 
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 14N95W TO 
14N96W TO 15N96W TO 16N95W TO 15N94W TO 14N95W N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 12N95W TO 
13N97W TO 15N96W TO 15N94W TO 14N94W TO 12N95W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N95W TO 14N96W TO 16N95W TO 
14N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 12N95W TO 12N97W TO 
15N96W TO 15N94W TO 13N94W TO 12N95W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. 
.39 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N94W TO 14N95W TO 14N96W TO 16N95W TO
16N94W TO 14N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 
25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N95W TO 13N96W TO 16N95W TO 15N94W TO
13N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 25 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 09N89W TO 09N90W TO 11N92W TO 12N87W TO 11N86W TO
09N89W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 10N86W TO 10N87W TO 11N87W TO
11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 09N87W TO 09N90W TO 10N91W TO 
12N89W TO 12N86W TO 09N87W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN NE TO E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 08N89W TO 08N90W TO 10N90W TO 11N86W TO
08N89W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 08N89W TO 07N94W TO 08N96W TO 
11N91W TO 11N86W TO 08N89W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN NE TO E SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 10N86W TO 10N88W TO 11N88W TO 11N87W TO
10N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35
KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 10N86W TO 09N89W TO 11N89W
TO 12N88W TO 12N86W TO 10N86W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 09N87W TO 07N90W TO 07N98W TO 
11N92W TO 11N86W TO 09N87W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN NE TO E SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 09N89W TO 09N91W TO 11N90W TO 12N88W TO
11N86W TO 09N89W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 07N90W TO 
07N96W TO 09N94W TO 08N92W TO 10N86W TO 07N90W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N121W TO 29N123W...THEN STATIONARY FRONT TO
27N131W. WITHIN 28N127W TO 28N132W TO 30N134W TO 30N122W TO 
28N127W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONTS DISSIPATED. CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 22N108W TO 22N109W TO 23N109W TO 24N109W TO 23N108W TO
22N108W...INCLUDING GULF OF CALIFORNIA...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 23N108W TO 22N109W TO 23N110W TO 
28N113W TO 27N110W TO 23N108W...INCLUDING GULF OF CALIFORNIA... 
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 06N95W TO 06N122W TO 00N140W TO 22N140W TO 21N113W TO 
06N95W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 08N126W TO 08N136W TO 17N134W TO 
18N126W TO 15N125W TO 08N126W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 08N94W TO 06N120W TO 00N140W TO 
17N140W TO 22N128W TO 08N94W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT
IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 03N140W TO 13N140W TO 19N130W TO 
11N111W TO 03N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED 
SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 1010 MB W OF AREA
NEAR 22N141W. WITHIN 22N136W TO 18N140W TO 28N140W TO 25N139W TO
22N136W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST OCCLUDED FRONT FROM LOW PRES 1008 MB NEAR 
25N136W TO 23.5N135W...THEN COLD FRONT TO 19N140W. WITHIN 22N131W
TO 20N137W TO 24N135W TO 28N137W TO 26N131W TO 22N131W SE TO S 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 21N132W TO 
19N138W TO 22N140W TO 30N140W TO 21N132W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN MIXED SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1520 UTC FRI JAN 17...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...

SURFACE TROUGH FROM 10N75W TO 04N82W TO 06N89W. ITCZ CONTINUES
FROM 06N89W TO 05N96W TO BEYOND 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE
ISOLATED STRONG ALONG AND UP TO 30 NM N OF THE ITCZ BETWEEN 126W
AND 135W AND ALSO ALONG AND UP TO 120 NM N OF THE ITCZ W OF 
135W.

$$
.FORECASTER CAM. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.