994 
FZPN03 KNHC 121509
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC THU JAN 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI JAN 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT JAN 14.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FROM 30N134W TO 24N140W. WITHIN 30N131W TO 30N134W 
TO 27N137W TO 26N136W TO 26N135W TO 27N133W TO 30N131W SW WINDS 
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 25 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
30N126W TO 30N134W TO 28N136W TO 30N140W TO 22N140W TO 25N129W TO
30N126W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT W TO NW WINDS W OF
FRONT. SEAS 10 TO 29 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 30N140W.
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 22N111W TO 30N116W TO 30N126W TO 
22N140W TO 07N140W TO 10N114W TO 22N111W...INCLUDING SEBASTIAN 
VIZCAINO BAY...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT WEAKENING FROM 30N128W TO 25N132W 
TO 21N140W. WITHIN 30N125W TO 30N140W TO 25N140W TO 27N133W TO 
24N132W TO 26N127W TO 30N125W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT
W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 12 TO 26 FT IN NW SWELL...
HIGHEST NEAR 30N140W. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 20N108W TO 30N117W TO 
25N140W TO 05N140W TO 07N118W TO 20N108W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 24N140W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAK COLD FRONT FROM 30N124W TO 20N136W. 
WITHIN 30N116W TO 30N140W TO 02N140W TO 07N110W TO 15N106W TO 
30N116W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 22 FFEATURE1_48H_EA1T IN 
NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 30N136W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 30N121W TO 
20N134W. NEW COLD FRONT APPROACHING ALONG 30N BETWEEN 137W AND 
140W. WITHIN 30N133W TO 30N137W TO 29N137W TO 29N135W TO 30N133W 
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. WITHIN 
11N134W TO 11N140W TO 06N140W TO 07N135W TO 09N133W TO 11N134W NE
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES 
AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 18N107W TO 30N116W TO 30N140W TO 
00N140W TO 02S118W TO 07N107W TO 18N107W...INCLUDING SEBASTIAN 
VIZCAINO BAY...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 23N BETWEEN 120W AND 128W.

...GALE WARNING...
.15 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94.5W TO 16.5N94.5W TO 16N95W TO
16N95.5W TO 15N94.5W TO 15.5N94.5W TO 16N94.5W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 14N95W TO
16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 35 KT.
SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 13N96W TO
13N95W TO 14N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC 
...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
14N94W TO 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 12N96W TO 13N95W TO 
14N94W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 14N97W TO
13N96W TO 13N95W TO 15N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC 
...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 13N94W TO 16N94W TO 16N96W TO 12N100W TO 11N100W TO 10N97W
TO 13N94W N..HIGHEST NEAR 13N96W. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 
12N92W TO 16N96W TO 10N106W TO 08N107W TO 08N101W TO 09N96W TO 
12N92W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW
SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 26N110W TO 27N111W TO 27N112W TO 26N111W TO 24N111W TO
24N110W TO 26N110W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA...NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 11N86W TO 12N87W TO 11N88W TO 10N88W TO 10N86W TO
11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 11N87W TO 11N88W TO 09N89W TO
08N88W TO 09N86W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... 
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.

.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 06N79W TO 07N79W TO 06N81W TO 04N81W TO
04N80W TO 04N79W TO 06N79W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...NW TO
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 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 1440 UTC THU JAN 12...

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N134W TO 24N140W...SCATTERED MODERATE N OF 27N
WITHIN 150 NM E OF FRONT.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 06.5N77.5W TO LOW PRES NEAR 06N79.5W TO 
10N85W TO 06N96W. ITCZ FROM 06N96W TO 06N120W TO BEYOND 07N140W.
SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 03N TO 08N BETWEEN 78W AND 85W...FROM 
04N TO 09N BETWEEN 116W AND 127W...AND FROM 06N TO 08N BETWEEN 
137W AND 140W.

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.