611 
FZPN03 KNHC 080254
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SUN JAN 8 2023

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC SUN JAN 8.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON JAN  9.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE JAN 10.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.15 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT NW OF AREA. WITHIN 30N137W TO 
30N140W TO 28N140W TO 28N139W TO 30N137W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT NEAR 30N140W. WITHIN 30N131W TO 
30N140W TO 26N140W TO 27N134W TO 30N131W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 12 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30N119W TO 30N140W
TO 22N140W TO 22N135W TO 25N125W TO 30N119W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N135W TO 27N140W. WITHIN 30N130W 
TO 30N133W TO 27N138W TO 27N137W TO 28N133W TO 29N132W TO 30N130W
SW TO W WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30N126W TO 30N135W TO 27N140W TO 25N140W TO 
27N131W TO 30N126W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT IN NW 
SWELL. WITHIN 30N137W TO 30N140W TO 27N140W TO 29N138W TO 30N137W
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 16 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. 
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 30N118W TO 30N140W TO 17N140W TO 18N133W
TO 30N118W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N128W TO 25N136W. WITHIN 30N122W 
TO 30N127W TO 28N131W TO 27N131W TO 27N127W TO 30N122W SW WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. WITHIN 30N129W TO
30N140W TO 27N140W TO 27N136W TO 27N134W TO 30N129W W TO NW 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 23 FT IN NW SWELL. REMAINDER OF 
AREA WITHIN 19N126W TO 30N116W TO 30N140W TO 05N140W TO 08N119W 
TO 13N114W TO 19N126W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW 
TO N SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 29N118W TO 30N140W TO 00N140W TO 03S107W TO 08N94W TO
29N118W...INCLUDING NEAR CABO CORRIENTES AND SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO
BAY AND WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 
13 FT N OF 28N AND W OF 125W. ELSEWHERE SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW TO 
N SWELL...HIGHEST FROM 05N TO 21N BETWEEN 106W AND 127W. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N116W TO 14N140W TO 05N140W TO 
03.4S120W TO 03S101W TO 06N93W TO 30N116W...INCLUDING NEAR CABO 
CORRIENTES AND SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY AND WITHIN 60 NM OF 
SHORE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 07N98W TO 04N103W TO 10N109W TO 08N114W
TO 03S109W TO 03.4S93W TO 07N98W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN NW SWELL.

.30 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 16N94.5W TO 
16N95.5W TO 15N95.5W TO 14.5N94.5W TO 15N94.5W TO 16N94.5W N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 14N BETWEEN 94.5W AND
95.5W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.45 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0230 UTC SUN JAN 8...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 10N73W TO 09N82W TO 07N94W. ITCZ 
CONTINUES FROM 07N94W TO 06N119W TO 07N132W TO BEYOND 05N140W. 
WIDELY SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION WITHIN 60 NM N OF ITCZ 
BETWEEN 114W AND 136W.

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.