000
FZPN03 KNHC 081538
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC FRI JAN 8 2021

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 8.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT JAN  9.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN JAN 10.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 15.5N94.5W TO 15N95W TO 15N95.5W TO 16N95W TO 16.5N94.5W
TO 15.5N94.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...NW TO N WINDS
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 14N94W TO 13N95W TO
14N96W TO 16N96W TO 16N95W TO 14N94W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 13N94W TO 13N96W TO 
13N97W TO 15N96W TO 15N94W TO 13N94W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14.5N95W TO 14.5N95.5W TO 15.5N95.5W TO
16N95W TO 16N94.5W TO 14.5N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 14N94W TO 13N95W TO 13N97W TO 16N95W TO 16N94W 
TO 14N94W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 13 FT. REMAINDER OF 
AREA WITHIN 13N94W TO 11N97W TO 13N98W TO 15N96W TO 15N94W TO 
13N94W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N95W TO 13N97W TO 16N95W TO 15N95W TO
14N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 13N94W TO 11N96W TO 
13N98W TO 15N96W TO 15N94W TO 13N94W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN MERGING N AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N94.5W TO 14N95W TO 15N95.5W TO 
16N95W TO 16N94.5W TO 15N94.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 02N99W TO 05N140W TO 30N140W TO 29N118W TO 02N99W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 14N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N97W TO 03.4S104W TO 02N140W TO 
30N140W TO 30N116W TO 11N97W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT
IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 11N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 03.4S100W TO 00N140W TO 30N140W TO 
29N118W TO 14N105W TO 03.4S100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 18
FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW.

.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 10N87W TO 11N88W TO 11N87W TO 11N86W TO
10N87W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.33 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 10N87W TO 11N88W TO 11N87W TO 11N86W TO
10N87W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WITHIN 31N113W TO 30N113W 
TO 30N114W TO 32N115W TO 31N114W TO 31N113W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1520 UTC FRI JAN 8...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 09N76W TO 08N85W TO 06N98W. THE
ITCZ CONTINUES FROM 06N98W TO 08N116W TO 05N135W TO 05N140W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION NOTED FROM 02N TO 07N EAST OF
81W...AND FROM 05N TO 08.5N BETWEEN 101W AND 108W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION NOTED FROM 13N TO 16N 
BETWEEN 104W AND 110W...AND FROM 06N TO 10N BETWEEN 118W AND 
131W.

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.