297  
FZPN03 KNHC 180923  
HSFEP2  
 
HIGH SEAS FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL  
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS  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 0600 UTC SUN JAN 18.  
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON JAN 19.  
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE JAN 20.  
 
.WARNINGS.  
   
..GALE WARNING  
 
.WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N95W 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 15N96W TO  
13N95W TO 14N94W TO 15N94W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0  
M.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 14N98W TO 13N99W TO  
12N97W TO 13N93W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF  
TEHUANTEPEC... N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 4.0 TO 5.5 M.  
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N93W TO 12N96W TO 13N99W TO 10N101W TO 09N97W  
TO 10N94W TO 15N93W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 14N96W TO 14N95W TO  
15N94W TO 16N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N WINDS  
30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N94W TO 14N96W  
TO 14N98W TO 13N98W TO 12N95W TO 14N94W TO 16N94W N TO NE WINDS  
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 13N93W  
TO 15N96W TO 12N105W TO 05N100W TO 05N92W TO 07N90W TO 13N93W  
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 10N88W TO 09N88W TO 09N87W 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 10N89W TO 09N89W TO  
09N88W TO 10N86W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...  
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.  
 
.COLD FRONT FROM 30N135W TO 20N140W. WITHIN 24N133W TO 30N133W  
TO 30N140W TO 13N140W TO 15N137W TO 24N133W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.  
SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN W TO NW SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. WITHIN 24N134W TO  
30N132W TO 30N140W TO 18N140W TO 13N134W TO 14N131W TO 24N134W  
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN NW SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 26N133W TO 30N132W TO 30N140W TO  
16N140W TO 18N137W TO 26N133W 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 0900 UTC SUN JAN 18...  
   
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH  
 
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 08N78W TO 09N85W TO 06N90W. ITCZ FROM 06N90W  
TO 08N100W BEYOND 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG  
FROM 06N TO 16N BETWEEN 105W AND 113W. SCATTERED MODERATE  
CONVECTION IS FROM 13N TO 19N BETWEEN 114W AND 117W.  
 
 
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.  
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