276  
FZPN03 KNHC 180325  
HSFEP2  
 
HIGH SEAS FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL  
0430 UTC SUN JAN 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS  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 0000 UTC SUN JAN 18.  
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON JAN 19.  
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE JAN 20.  
 
.WARNINGS.  
   
..GALE WARNING  
 
.WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N94.5W TO 16N95.5W TO 15.5N95W TO 15.5N94.5W  
TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N WINDS 20 TO  
30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.  
.03 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N94.5W TO 16N95.5W TO  
15.5N95W TO 15.5N94.5W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF  
TEHUANTEPEC... N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. ELSEWHERE  
WITHIN 15N94W TO 15N95W TO 14N95W TO 14N94W TO 15N94W N WINDS 20  
TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N97W TO 13N97W TO  
13N95W TO 14N93W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF  
TEHUANTEPEC... N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 4.0 TO 5.5 M.  
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 13N93W TO 13N97W TO 14N98W TO 10N100W TO 11N95W  
TO 11N94W TO 13N93W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 14N96W TO  
15N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N WINDS  
30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N94W TO 14N96W  
TO 15N96W TO 12N98W TO 13N95W TO 15N94W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.  
SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 14N94W TO 12N97W TO  
15N97W TO 11N104W TO 06N99W TO 07N91W TO 14N94W WINDS 20 KT OR  
LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN N TO NE SWELL.  
 
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.  
 
.WITHIN 11N86W TO 11N87W 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 WITHIN 11N86W TO 11N87W TO 10N91W TO 08N90W TO  
08N88W TO 10N87W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...  
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 M.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.  
 
.COLD FRONT FROM 30N137W TO 20N140W. WITHIN 30N134W TO 30N140W  
TO 15N140W TO 23N135W TO 30N134W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO  
4.5 M IN W TO NW SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. WITHIN 25N134W TO  
30N133W TO 30N140W TO 14N140W TO 11N138W TO 16N131W TO 25N134W  
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN NW SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 25N131W TO 30N132W TO 30N140W TO  
16N140W TO 18N136W TO 25N131W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO  
3.0 M IN NW SWELL.  
 
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.  
 
CONVECTION VALID AT 0300 UTC SUN JAN 18...  
   
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH  
 
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 08N78W TO 09N83W TO 06N90W. ITCZ FROM 06N90W  
TO BEYOND 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 08N TO 18N BETWEEN  
105W AND 115W.  
 
 
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.  
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