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FZPN03 KNHC 030338
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC TUE JAN 03 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE JAN 03.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED JAN 04.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU JAN 05.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC STORM WARNING...
.WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 13.5N96W N TO NE WINDS 40 TO 
55 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM LINE 16N94.5W TO 
13.5N96W TO 12N97.5W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 
FT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 12.5N97W N TO 
NE WINDS 45 TO 55 KT. SEAS 13 TO 23 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM 
LINE 16N94.5W TO 12.5N97W TO 11N99W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. 
SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 14.5N95W 
N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

...GULF OF PAPAGAYO GALE WARNING...
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 11N BETWEEN 86W AND 90W NE WINDS 
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS BELOW GALE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WARNING...WITHIN 120 NM 
LINE 16N94.5W TO 13.5N96W TO 09N100W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WARNING 
WITHIN 150 NM OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 12.5N97W TO 08N103W 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 12N BETWEEN 93W AND 110W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT PRIMARILY IN N AND NE 
SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC 
WARNING...WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 13N96.5W TO 
11N98W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 13N BETWEEN 93W AND 113W 
NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT PRIMARILY IN N 
AND NE SWELL.

.FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 87W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO 
E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.   
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 12N E OF 91W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 13N E OF 93W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.   
.36 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN GULF OF PAPAGAYO WARNING...
FROM 04N TO 13N BETWEEN 86W AND 93W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
TO 11 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 11N BETWEEN 85W AND 93W INCLUDING 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 04N TO 13N BETWEEN 85W AND 93W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NE AND NW SWELL.   

.N OF 05N BETWEEN 78W AND 81W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...NW 
TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 05N BETWEEN 78W AND 83W INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 05N BETWEEN 78W AND 81W INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 08N TO 20N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT 
PRIMARILY IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. W OF LINE 30N127W TO 20N133W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED NE AND 
NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N W OF 135W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LIEN 30N115W TO 07N130W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED NE AND 
NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N137W TO 27N140W. W OF FRONT 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 16 TO 22 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 30N132W TO 20N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. FROM 08N TO 15N W OF 
127W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 20N BETWEEN 130W AND 110W AND FROM 07N TO 20N W OF 
115W AND S OF 07N W OF 125W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT 
PRIMARILY IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0300 UTC TUE JAN 03...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH 06N78W TO 08N85W TO 05N91W TO 06N100W. ITCZ AXIS 
06N100W TO BEYOND 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 30 NM OF 
LINE 06N77W TO 06N82W...WITHIN 15 NM OF 05N94W...WITHIN 30 NM OF 
06.5N107W... AND WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE 10N130W TO 06N138W.    

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.