000
FZPN03 KNHC 161540
HSFEP2

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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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

.WARNINGS.

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

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 29N128W TO 28N133W TO 29N137W TO 30N136W TO 30N127W TO
29N128W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND SE 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 29N131W TO 27N134W TO 27N138W TO 
30N140W TO 30N131W TO 29N131W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 29N138W TO 29N140W TO 30N140W TO 
30N138W TO 29N138W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE 
SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC FRI OCT 16...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM NEAR 10N85W TO 09N110W TO 1008 MB LOW 
PRESSURE NEAR 12N130W TO 11N130W. ITCZ FROM 10.5N133W TO 
11N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 06N TO 09N 
BETWEEN 89W AND 91W...FROM 11N TO 12N BETWEEN 130W AND 132W.

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.