000
FZPN03 KNHC 120258
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC THU JAN 12 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU JAN 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI JAN 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT JAN 14.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT 30N138W TO 28N140W. WITHIN 30N133W TO 30N140W TO 
26N140W TO 29N134W TO 30N133W SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 22
FT IN W TO NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT WITHIN 30N130W TO 
30N136W TO 27N140W TO 25N140W TO 26N135W TO 28N132W TO 30N130W SW
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. REMAINDER OF 
AREA WITHIN 29N114W TO 30N130W TO 25N140W TO 06N140W TO 08N114W 
TO 16N118W TO 29N114W...INCLUDING SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY AND 
WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN 
NW SWELL...HIGHEST N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N128W TO 26N130W TO 23N136W. E OF
FRONT WITHIN 29N126W TO 30N126W TO 30N128W TO 29N129W TO 29N128W
TO 27N128W TO 29N126W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 16 TO 21 
FT IN W TO NW SWELL. W OF FRONT WITHIN 30N132W TO 30N137W TO 
30N140W TO 29N140W TO 28N136W TO 28N134W TO 30N132W W WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 24 TO 28 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
19N108W TO 30N116W TO 29N140W TO 04N140W TO 06N119W TO 
19N108W...INCLUDING SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY AND WITHIN 60 NM OF 
SHORE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 28 FT IN NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST NW.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED ALONG 124W. WITHIN 30N116W TO
30N140W TO 00N140W TO 01N116W TO 08N101W TO 30N116W...INCLUDING 
NEAR CABO CORRIENTES AND SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY AND WITHIN 60 NM 
OF SHORE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 20 FT IN NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST N.

...GALE WARNING...
.27 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 15N NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.33 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 14.5N N WINDS 30 TO 
40 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N94W TO 16N94W TO 16N95W
TO 15N96W TO 13N95W TO 14N94W TO 15N94W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N96W TO 14N96W TO 13N97W TO
13N95W TO 14N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...
N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
14N94W TO 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 13N97W TO 10N100W TO 12N95W TO 
14N94W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. 
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 15N94W TO 15N97W TO 12N98W TO 10N100W TO
10N98W TO 12N94W TO 15N94W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
IN N TO NE SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.27 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 11.5N86.5W TO 11.5N87W TO
11N87.5W TO 10.5N87.5W TO 10.5N86.5W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 11N87W TO 10N88W TO 10N87W TO
10N86W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0240 UTC THU JAN 12...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 08.5N76W TO 10.5N83W TO 05.5N99W. 
ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 05.5N99W TO 08N136W TO BEYOND 06.5N140W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION FROM 05.5N TO 08N BETWEEN 114W AND
127W...AND FROM 11N TO 12.5N BETWEEN 107W AND 112W.

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.