000
FZPN03 KNHC 180918
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC WED JAN 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED JAN 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU JAN 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI JAN 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF A LINE FROM 22N111W TO 16N120W TO 16N132W TO 20N140W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 28N 
BETWEEN 118W AND 125W. FROM 06N TO 16N W OF 120W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 07N BETWEEN 92W AND 106W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 16N W OF 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 08N TO 16N W OF 115W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 02S BETWEEN 92W AND 110W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 10N W OF 115W...EXCEPT NW OF A LINE FROM 
30N130W TO 24N135W TO 23N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 
FT IN NW SWELL. 

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0900 UTC WED JAN 18...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...

THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM NORTHERN COSTA RICA NEAR 10N84W 
TO 1012 MB LOW PRESSURE LOCATED NEAR 06N105W TO 05N110W. THE 
ITCZ AXIS CONTINUES FROM 05N110W TO 06N130W TO 06N140W. A 
CLUSTER OF MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION IS NEAR THE 
COLOMBIA/ PANAMA BORDER AND COVERS THE AREA FROM 06N TO 07.5N E 
OF 78W TO THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE ISOLATED MODERATE 
CONVECTION IS NOTED MAINLY FROM 04N TO 08N BETWEEN 77W AND 98W. 

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.