High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
187 FZPN03 KNHC 081515 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1630 UTC WED JAN 8 2025 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 WED JAN 8. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU JAN 9. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI JAN 10. .WARNINGS. ...GALE WARNING... .WITHIN 31N114W TO 32N115W TO 31N115W TO 30N114W TO 31N113W TO 31N114W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N113W TO 31N114W TO 31N115W TO 30N115W TO 29N114W TO 30N113W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA ...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. WITHIN 23N106W TO 25N108W TO 23N109W TO 20N106W TO 21N105W TO 23N106W...INCLUDING THE ENTRANCE TO THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA AND NEAR CABO CORRIENTES ...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NW TO N WINDS NEAR CABO CORRIENTES. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .18 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N113W TO 32N114W TO 31N115W TO 30N115W TO 29N114W TO 30N113W TO 31N113W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT SEAS TO 8 FT NEAR 30N114.5W. ...GALE WARNING... .WITHIN 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 15N96W TO 15N95W TO 16N95W... INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 14N94W TO 16N94W TO 16N96W TO 13N98W TO 12N97W TO 13N95W TO 14N94W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 15N94W TO 12N96W TO 14N97W TO 11N99W TO 08N97W TO 09N95W TO 15N94W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N96W TO 15N96W TO 14N96W TO 14N95W TO 15N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC ...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N94W TO 15N96W TO 12N99W TO 08N99W TO 12N94W TO 15N94W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 09N95W TO 10N97W TO 10N100W TO 07N101W TO 05N100W TO 06N97W TO 09N95W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .WITHIN 22N114W TO 29N115W TO 30N140W TO 06N140W TO 05N132W TO 22N114W...INCLUDING NEAR SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY AND WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL ...HIGHEST FROM 24N TO 30N BETWEEN 117W AND 125W. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N116W TO 30N140W TO 06N140W TO 07N134W TO 17N127W TO 20N111W TO 30N116W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 23N131W TO 28N128W TO 30N140W TO 06N140W TO 11N132W TO 23N131W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN W TO NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 18N ALONG 140W. WITHIN 19N107W TO 25N117W TO 19N123W TO 18N129W TO 10N132W TO 11N121W TO 19N107W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .WITHIN 10N86W TO 11N86W TO 11N87W TO 10N90W TO 09N90W TO 09N88W TO 10N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC WED JAN 8... .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH FROM COSTA RICA NEAR 09N84W TO 05N103W. ITCZ FROM 05N103W TO 07N122W TO 03N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 03N TO 08N BETWEEN 77W AND 90W. WIDELY SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 06N TO 10N BETWEEN 98W AND 110W...AND FROM 05N TO 15N BETWEEN 110W AND 134W. $$ .FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.