000
FZPN03 KNHC 170911
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC TUE JAN 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE JAN 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED JAN 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU JAN 19.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N114W TO 24N120W TO 22N130W THEN STATIONARY 
TO NEAR 24N140W. N OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 9 TO 12 
FT...EXCEPT 12 TO 15 FT N OF 26N BETWEEN 118W AND 131W. 
ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 28N115W TO 24N120W TO 20N130W TO 
20N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 
06N TO 20N W OF 128W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW 
SWELL. S OF 15N BETWEEN 92W AND 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 15N TO 19N BETWEEN 102W AND 108W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 20N W OF 110W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 28N 
BETWEEN 118W AND 126W. S OF 20N TO A LINE FROM 20N113W TO 
10N125W TO 07N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW 
SWELL. S OF 05N BETWEEN 96W AND 104W...AND FROM 05N TO 09N 
BETWEEN 96W AND 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 16W W OF 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 10N TO 16N W OF 120W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA COLD FRONT FROM 31N114W TO 28N115W. SE OF 
FRONT TO 30N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA COLD FRONT E OF AREA. 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 TUE JAN 17...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...

THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 09N84W TO LOW PRESSURE OF 1012 
MB LOCATED NEAR 06N101W TO 05N112W. THE ITCZ AXIS CONTINUES FROM 
05N112W TO 06N130W TO BEYOND 05N140W. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED 
MODERATE CONVECTION IS NEAR THE LOW CENTER FROM 04N TO 08N 
BETWEEN 101W AND 106W...AND FROM 05N TO 08N BETWEEN 123W AND 
131W.

$$
.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.