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FZPN03 KNHC 120331
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC WED JAN 12 2011

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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

SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC WED JAN 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU JAN 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI JAN 14.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 13N96W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N97W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 KT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 13N97W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12N98W N TO NE 
WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 
15N95W TO 12N98W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 
15N95W TO 12N98W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
 
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 
FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 75 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N97W TO 12N99W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N97W TO 10N101W N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12N98W TO 11N102W N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 13N 
BETWEEN 93W AND 106W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM OF 
LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12N98W TO 10N102W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 13N BETWEEN 92W 
AND 110W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.

.N OF 20N W OF 132W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW 
SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST NW OF LINE FROM 26N140W TO 30N137W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N W OF 138W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
11 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N W OF 131W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.

.FROM 11N TO 20N BETWEEN 115W AND 123W AND FROM 08N TO 20N W OF 
123W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES 
AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 08N W OF 130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 23N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S 
OF 08N W OF 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MERGING SW 
AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 24N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. S OF 
14N W OF 115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MERGING SW AND 
NW SWELL.

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 89W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 09N90W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 08N92W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 23N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

CONVECTION VALID AS OF 0300 UTC WED JAN 12...
.TROUGH FROM 13N114W TO 06N118W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 11N TO 
14N BETWEEN 111W AND 119W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...05N83W TO 04N91W TO 09N117W TO 
07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS 
BETWEEN 133W AND 138W.

$$
.FORECASTER HUFFMAN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.