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FZPN03 KNHC 120915
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC WED JAN 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU JAN 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI JAN 14.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC STORM WARNING...
.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W N TO NE 
WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N96W TO 13N97W N TO NE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W 
TO 12N98W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 16 FT.
.24 HOUR LITTLE CHANGE IN WINDS AND SEAS.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 
14N96W TO 12N98W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 
14N96W TO 12N98W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT.
 
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 60 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 12N98W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 12N98W TO 10N103W N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 13N BETWEEN 93W 
AND 104W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE IN WINDS AND SEAS.
.36 HOUR FORECAST AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM EITHER 
SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 12N98W TO 11N102W N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 13N BETWEEN 
92W 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 26N W OF 136W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE 
FROM 20N TO 24N W OF 128W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT 
IN NW SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST NW OF LINE FROM 30N136W TO 24N140W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 20N W OF 132W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 13 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 20N W OF 126W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N W OF 131W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 25N BETWEEN 
120W AND 126W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 09N TO 20N W OF 115W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 09N W OF 
130W WINDS E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY NE 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 24N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 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 20N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. FROM 
06N TO 14N BETWEEN 110W AND 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN MERGING SW AND NW SWELL.

.GULF OF PAPAGAYO FROM 09N TO 11N E OF 89W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 12N E OF 90W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 11N E OF 90W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 12N E OF 90W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. FROM 08N TO 11N BETWEEN 90W AND 92W NE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 11N E OF 90W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 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 0900 UTC WED JAN 12...
.TROUGH FROM 15N118W TO 08N120W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 12N TO 
17N E OF THE TROUGH AXIS TO 114W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...05N77W TO 06N100W TO 08N119W 
TO 08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 70 NM N OF 
AXIS W OF 135W.

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.