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FZPN03 KNHC 010322
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SUN JAN 01 2012

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN JAN 01.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON JAN 02.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE JAN 03.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC GALE WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
13.5N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 
35 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
12N97.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 
KT. SEAS TO 18 FT. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.N OF 14.5N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC 
N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
13N96.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 60 NM OF 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12.5N97W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 90 NM OF 
LINE 16N95W TO 14N95.5W TO 11N99W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 12N BETWEEN 99W AND 105W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 

.FROM 06N TO 12N W OF 133W AND FROM 07N TO 10W BETWEEN 124W AND 
133W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. 
N OF 24N BETWEEN 117W AND 133W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 06N140W TO 06N132W 
TO 24N117W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NW AND 
NE SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 11N W OF 124W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. N OF 22N BETWEEN 116W 
AND 127W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 
28N W OF 133W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 20N W OF 131W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE 30N126W TO 16N140W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST 
SEAS NW.

.FROM 09.5N TO 12N E OF 90W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO 
E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.   
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09.5N TO 12N E OF 89W NE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.    

.N OF 06N BETWEEN 78W AND 81W...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 05N BETWEEN 78W AND 81W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF 03N E OF 
82W SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA 12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N NW TO N WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE IN WINDS. SEAS TO 8 FT. 

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0230 UTC SUN JAN 01...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS FROM 07N74W TO LOW PRES NEAR 05N78W 1007 MB 
TO 04N87W...WHERE IT TRANSITIONS TO ITCZ...CONTINUING ON TO 
01N93W TO 07N110W TO 08N124W TO 04.5N133W TO BEYOND 06N140W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION NOTED WITHIN 150 
NM N QUADRANT OF LOW PRES NEAR 05N78W. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS 
MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION WITHIN 120 NM S AND 210 NM N OF 
AXIS FROM 116W TO 128W.
  
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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.