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FZPN03 KNHC 151518
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 UTC SAT JAN 15 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC SAT JAN 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN JAN 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON JAN 17.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W INCLUDING 
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 
FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE 
16N95W TO 13N96W TO 11N100W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 13N BETWEEN 93W AND 115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 143N96W TO 12N100W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 13N 
BETWEEN 94W AND 115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10N BETWEEN 95W AND 115W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.N OF 25N BETWEEN 125W AND 130W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W OF 120W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N BETWEEN 129W AND 133W NE TO E WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W OF 120W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N W OF 135W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.

.FROM 08N TO 25N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 18N W OF 133W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 10 FT NE NW SWELL. FROM 08N TO 25N W OF 120W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 133W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09N TO 25N W OF 130W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL.

.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 08N89W 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 26N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AS OF 1500 UTC SAT JAN 15...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...06N86W TO 05N100W TO 08N115W
TO 07N120W TO 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 
120 NM N OF THE AXIS FROM 114W AND 119W AND WITHIN 120 NM N OF 
AXIS BETWEEN 135W AND 138W. 

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.FORECASTER DGS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.