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FZPN03 KNHC 021514
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC MON JAN 02 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC MON JAN 02.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE JAN 03.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED JAN 04.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC STORM WARNING...
.WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 13N96W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N96W TO 
12N98W N TO NE WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N96W TO 11N99W N TO NE 
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N97W N 
TO NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 
NM LINE FROM 16N95W TO 12N98W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 
TO 17 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 75 NM LINE FROM 16N95W TO 
13N96W TO 12N100W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 150 NM OF 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N96W TO 10N100W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 12N BETWEEN 93W AND 105W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N AND NE SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 120 NM OF 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N96W TO 10.5N100W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 13N BETWEEN 90W AND 110W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 9 TO 14 FT IN MIXED 
NE AND NW SWELL BETWEEN 95W AND 111W. FROM 08N TO 12N BETWEEN 
110W AND 116W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MERGING NE AND NW 
SWELL.

.FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 90W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO 
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.   
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 8.5N90W 
INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT.   
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 12N E OF 90W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.   

.N OF 06N BETWEEN 78W AND 80W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...NW
TO 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 THE 
GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N130W TO 23N136W. W OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL WITHIN 120 NM W OF FRONT AND 
14 TO 20 FT ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. W OF LINE FROM 30N127W TO 
20N133W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL... 
HIGHEST N OF 27N BETWEEN 132W AND 136W.
.24 HOUR HOUR W OF LINE FROM 30N121W TO 20N128W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT EXCEPT N OF 29N W OF 138W S TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN 
NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 20N W OF 115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT EXCEPT
N OF 29N W OF 138W S TO SW TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY 
IN NW SWELL.

.FROM 08N TO 17N W OF 130W AND FROM 07N TO 14N BETWEEN 120W AND 
130W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 20N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 08N TO 15N BETWEEN 124W AND 
130W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 17N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 20N117W TO 
10N122W TO 00N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW 
SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1415 UTC SUN JAN 02...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 05N78W TO 08N85W TO 04N97W...WHERE
LOW LEVEL WINDS SUGGESTS IT TRANSITIONS TO THE ITCZ AND CONTINUES
TO 06N110W TO 06N130W TO 05N140W. NUMEROUS MODERATE ISOLATED 
STRONG FROM 03N TO 07N E OF 79W TO THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. 
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 80 NM EITHER SIDE OF 
ITCZ BETWEEN 108W AND 110W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 150 NM N 
OF ITCZ BETWEEN 132W AND 138W.
  
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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.