176 
FZPN03 KNHC 160908
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC MON JAN 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON JAN 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE JAN 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED JAN 18.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N125W TO 28N130W TO 28N140W. N OF FRONT TO 
135W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. N 
OF 28N E OF FRONT BETWEEN 122W AND 130W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 110W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 11 TO 13 FT N OF 
FRONT AND W OF 135W. E OF 110W TO A LINE FROM 23N110W TO 16N100W 
TO 10N89W TO 06N89W TO 03.4S100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N114W TO 24N120W THEN 
WEAKENING FRONT TO 23N140W. N OF 26N BETWEEN 118W AND 132W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF A 
LINE FROM 30N116W TO 22N116W TO 20N122W TO 20N140W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 06N TO 20N AND W OF A 
LINE FROM 20N122W TO 10N128W TO 06N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. E OF A LINE FROM 19N108W TO 08N120W 
TO 00N123W TO ANOTHER LINE FROM 19N105W TO 10N95W TO 06N91W TO 
03.4S93W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL... 
HIGHEST NEAR 07N101W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 20N AND W OF 110W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 28N 
BETWEEN 118W AND 125W. W OF A LINE FROM 20N110W TO TO 12N121W TO 
08N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 
04N TO 09N BETWEEN 98W AND 105W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT 
IN NW SWELL. S OF 00N BETWEEN 91W AND 108W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 30N TO 31N SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA LITTLE CHANGE. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 09.5N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 11.5N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.N OF 06N BETWEEN 79W AND 81W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA 
AND NEAR THE AZUERO PENINSULA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST 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 0900 UTC MON JAN 16...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...

THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 08N77W TO A 1011 MB LOW PRESSURE 
LOCATED NEAR 05N97W TO 08N105W. THE ITCZ CONTINUES FROM 08N105W 
TO 09N110W TO 07N130W TO 06N140W. CONVECTION IS LIMITED.

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.