000
FZPN03 KNHC 182218
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC SAT JAN 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT JAN 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN JAN 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON JAN 20.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 15.5N94.5W TO 15.5N95.5W TO 16N95W TO 16N94.5W TO
15.5N94.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N WINDS 30 TO 
35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N95W TO 14N95W TO 
15N96W TO 15N95W TO 15N94W TO 15N95W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N94W TO 15N96W TO 16N95W TO 16N94W TO
15N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N WINDS 25 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 13N94W TO 13N95W TO 12N96W
TO 15N96W TO 15N94W TO 13N94W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8
TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N95W TO 14N97W TO 16N96W TO 16N95W TO
16N94W TO 13N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N TO NE 
WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 10N96W TO 
09N99W TO 09N100W TO 14N98W TO 13N93W TO 10N96W NE WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 08N89W TO 08N92W TO 11N92W TO 11N86W TO 10N86W TO
08N89W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 08N89W TO 08N92W TO 11N92W TO 11N86W TO
10N86W TO 08N89W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... NE WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 09N87W TO 08N88W TO 09N90W TO 11N86W TO
09N87W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 26N110W TO 23N108W TO 22N110W TO 29N113W TO 29N112W TO
26N110W...INCLUDING GULF OF CALIFORNIA... NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 07N107W TO 02N140W TO 19N140W TO 21N133W TO 15N117W TO
07N107W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 09N116W TO 07N122W TO 06N140W TO
13N140W TO 18N125W TO 09N116W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT IN NE SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.LOW PRESSURE W OF AREA NEAR 21N141W 1014 MB. WITHIN 22N136W TO 
19N140W TO 27N140W TO 26N136W TO 22N136W SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRESSURE NEAR 27N135W 1008 MB. WITHIN 
21N132W TO 18N140W TO 30N140W TO 30N127W TO 21N132W NW WINDS 25
TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 27N133W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRESSURE NEAR 28N128W 1010 MB. WITHIN 
13N136W TO 10N140W TO 13N140W TO 30N132W TO 30N124W TO 13N136W N 
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
22N136W TO 16N140W TO 30N140W TO 30N132W TO 22N136W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. 

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2100 UTC SAT JAN 18...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM NEAR 05N77W TO 03N82W TO 06N100W. 
ITCZ CONTINUES FROM 06N100W TO BEYOND 10N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT 
CONVECTION NOTED.

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.