000
FZPN03 KNHC 021616
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC TUE JAN 2 2024

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE JAN 2.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED JAN  3.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU JAN  4.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 26N117W TO 18N131W TO 05N131W TO 03.4S120W TO 03S92W TO
08N90W TO 26N117W...INCLUDING NEAR CABO CORRIENTES AND SEBASTIAN
VIZCAINO BAY AND EXCEPT LEE OF GALAPAGOS ISLANDS...NE TO E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. WITHIN 17N131W TO 
23N140W TO 02N140W TO 06N132W TO 10N130W TO 17N131W NE TO E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 17N125W TO 22N140W TO 05N140W TO 
09N125W TO 17N125W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. 
WITHIN 25N114W TO 30N140W TO 23N140W TO 18N129W TO 02N140W TO 
12N115W TO 25N114W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE...WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. WITHIN 10N95W TO 
11N104W TO 00N104W TO 03.4S106W TO 03.4S89W TO 10N95W...EXCEPT 
LEE OF GALAPAGOS ISLANDS...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW 
SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 18N125W TO 24N133W TO 25N140W TO 06N140W
TO 09N127W TO 12N124W TO 18N125W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
10 TO 12 FT. WITHIN 30N125W TO 21N127W TO 30N140W TO 01N140W TO 
07N118W TO 13N114W TO 30N125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT IN N SWELL.

.WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N96W TO 13N96W TO 12N96W TO 13N94W TO 14N94W
TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 11N86W TO 12N86W TO 11N88W TO 10N89W TO 09N89W TO 09N87W
TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 10N86W TO 12N86W TO 11N89W TO 10N91W 
TO 08N90W TO 08N88W TO 10N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.33 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N116W TO 30N125W TO 27N120W TO
27N117W TO 30N116W...INCLUDING SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY...NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N116W TO 30N123W TO 28N120W TO 
23N116W TO 22N113W TO 24N112W TO 30N116W...INCLUDING SEBASTIAN 
VIZCAINO BAY AND WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL.

.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N113W TO 32N115W TO 30N115W TO
29N114W TO 29N113W TO 30N112W TO 31N113W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
CALIFORNIA...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 28N111W TO 29N113W TO 28N113W TO 
25N111W TO 26N110W TO 27N109W TO 28N111W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
CALIFORNIA...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1550 UTC TUE JAN 2...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 08N82W TO 05N98W. ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 05N98W 
TO 06N106W. ITCZ THEN RESUMES FROM 06N130W TO BEYOND 05N140W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 02N TO 08N BETWEEN 95W AND 105W...AND 
FROM 04N TO 11N W OF 120W.

$$
.FORECASTER RAMOS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.