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FZPN03 KNHC 120938
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC THU JAN 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI JAN 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT JAN 14.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT 30N137W TO 27N140W. WITHIN 30N132W TO 30N137W TO 
28N139W TO 25N140W TO 26N138W TO 28N134W TO 30N132W SW WINDS 30 
TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 TO 26 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE OF 
FRONT WITHIN 30N129W TO 30N137W TO 28N140W TO 24N140W TO 26N134W 
TO 30N129W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT IN NW SWELL. NW
OF FRONT WITHIN 29N137W TO 30N137W TO 30N140W TO 28N140W TO 
29N137W W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 25 TO 30 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. 
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 30N116W TO 30N129W TO 24N140W TO 06N140W
TO 06N121W TO 12N111W TO 30N116W...INCLUDING SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO 
BAY AND WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13
FT IN NW SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT 30N128W TO 26N130W TO 
23N136W. WITHIN 30N125W TO 30N129W TO 30N131W TO 28N129W TO 
25N132W TO 27N128W TO 30N125W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 
TO 24 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. W OF FRONT WITHIN 30N132W TO 29N137W 
TO 30N140W TO 26N140W TO 26N136W TO 28N132W TO 30N132W W WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 24 TO 28 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
19N107W TO 30N116W TO 27N140W TO 04N140W TO 08N114W TO 
19N107W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 26 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT 30N125W TO 23N133W. 
WITHIN 20N108W TO 30N118W TO 30N140W TO 03N140W TO 02N128W TO 
08N111W TO 20N108W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE...WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 26 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. WITHIN 10N132W TO 
11N136W TO 10N140W TO 08N140W TO 08N137W TO 09N132W TO 10N132W NE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 14 TO 15 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 30N116W TO 30N140W TO 00N140W TO 03S119W TO 09N99W TO 
30N116W...INCLUDING NEAR SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY AND WITHIN 60 NM 
OF SHORE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL.

...GALE WARNING...

.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94.5W TO 16N95W TO 16N95.5W TO
15.5N95.5W TO 14.5N94.5W TO 15.5N94.5W TO 16N94.5W...INCLUDING
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.
.27 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 14.5N N WINDS 30 TO 
35 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N94W TO 16N94W TO 16N95W
TO 15N96W TO 14N95W TO 14N94W TO 15N94W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 13N97W TO 12N96W TO
14N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 14N93W TO 
16N95W TO 12N100W TO 10N103W TO 10N102W TO 11N95W TO 14N93W N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. REMAINDER
OF AREA WITHIN 15N93W TO 14N99W TO 10N104W TO 10N99W TO 09N100W 
TO 11N94W TO 15N93W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN 
MERGING NW AND NE SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 11N87W TO 10N88W TO 10N87W TO
11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 11N87W TO 11N88W TO 09N88W TO
09N88W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0600 UTC THU JAN 12...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM
ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS FROM

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.