041  
FZPN03 KNHC 091523  
HSFEP2  
 
HIGH SEAS FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL  
1630 UTC FRI JAN 9 2026  
 
SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS  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 FRI JAN 9.  
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT JAN 10.  
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN JAN 11.  
 
.WARNINGS.  
   
..GALE WARNING  
 
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 15N94W TO  
16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...NW TO N WINDS 20  
TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 14N96W TO  
14N94W TO 15N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF  
TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M. ELSEWHERE  
WITHIN 15N94W TO 13N95W TO 15N96W TO 13N97W TO 11N97W TO 13N94W  
TO 15N94W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.  
 
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.  
 
.WITHIN 26N112W TO 26N113W TO 25N113W TO 25N112W TO  
26N112W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  
SEAS TO 2.5 M. WITHIN 29N116W TO 30N140W TO 22N135W TO 20N123W TO  
24N113W TO 29N116W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN NW  
TO N SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N116W TO 30N121W TO 25N120W TO  
21N116W TO 20N113W TO 23N110W TO 30N116W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM  
OF SHORE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.  
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30N121W TO 24N133W TO 16N136W TO 12N132W TO  
13N119W TO 19N115W TO 30N121W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO  
3.0 M IN NW TO N SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 29N115W TO 19N126W TO 20N136W TO  
11N138W TO 12N121W TO 18N113W TO 29N115W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.  
 
.WITHIN 16N120W TO 18N121W TO 18N130W TO 15N140W TO 07N140W TO  
16N120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN N TO NE SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH AREA ABOVE.  
 
.WITHIN 31N113W TO 32N115W TO 30N114W TO 28N113W TO 29N112W TO  
31N113W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA...NW TO N WINDS 20  
TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 28N111W TO 31N113W TO 31N115W TO  
26N111W TO 21N109W TO 24N107W TO 28N111W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF  
CALIFORNIA...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 29N112W TO 32N114W TO 30N115W TO  
28N112W TO 25N111W TO 26N109W TO 29N112W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF  
CALIFORNIA...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.  
 
.WITHIN 11N86W TO 11N88W TO 10N88W TO 10N87W TO 10N86W TO  
11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  
SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.  
 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N136W TO 30N140W TO 25N140W TO  
25N139W TO 30N136W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M IN NW  
SWELL.  
 
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.  
 
CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC FRI JAN 9...  
   
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH  
 
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 09N85W TO 06N97W. ITCZ FROM 06N97W TO  
08N126W...THEN RESUMES NEAR 07N132W TO BEYOND 07N140W. SURFACE  
TROUGH FROM 10N127W TO 06N129W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 07N TO  
09N BETWEEN 125W AND 131W.  
 
 
.FORECASTER ERA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.  
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