078  
FZPN03 KNHC 181544  
HSFEP2  
 
HIGH SEAS FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL  
1630 UTC SAT JAN 18 2025  
 
SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS  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 SAT JAN 18.  
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN JAN 19.  
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON JAN 20.  
 
.WARNINGS.  
   
..GALE WARNING  
   
36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W  
INCLUDING THE  
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO  
8 FT.    
42 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W  
INCLUDING  
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.  
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 45 NM OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO  
13.5N96W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN WITHIN 30 NM OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO  
13.5N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO  
40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF A LINE FROM  
16N95W TO 13.5N95.5W TO 12N97.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS  
8 TO 10 FT.  
 
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.  
 
.FROM 09N TO 16N BETWEEN 115W AND 135W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25  
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. FROM 16N TO 21N W  
OF 130W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE  
FROM 07N TO 17N BETWEEN 115W AND 138W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS  
8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 120W AND 132W NE TO E  
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 09N AND W OF  
A LINE FROM 20N132W TO 11N120W TO 09N123W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.  
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 16N W OF  
135W.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 13N TO 18N BETWEEN 132W AND 138W NE TO E  
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.  
ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 20N AND W OF A LINE FROM 20N127W TO  
10N121W TO 05N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED  
NE AND NW SWELL.  
 
.N OF 25N W OF 138W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW  
SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 24N W OF 137W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS  
9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N AND W OF A LINE FROM  
30N130W TO 25N134W TO 20N132W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9  
FT IN NW SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N W OF 135W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N AND W OF A LINE  
FROM 30N134W TO 24N134W TO 20N127W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8  
TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.  
   
FROM 10N TO 11.5N E OF 88W  
INCLUDING THE GULF OF  
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.   
48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 11.5N E OF 88W  
INCLUDING THE  
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E 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 1500 UTC SAT JAN 18...  
   
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH  
 
THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM SOUTHERN COSTA RICA NEAR 09N83W  
TO 02N100W. THE ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 02N100W TO 06N122W, AND FROM  
07N130W TO BEYOND 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION IS  
NOTED FROM 07N TO 11N BETWEEN 111W AND 113W, AND FROM 06N TO 08N  
BETWEEN 120W AND 133W.  
 
 
.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.  
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