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FZPN03 KNHC 040940
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC WED JAN 4 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC WED JAN 4.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU JAN 5.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI JAN 6.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12N98W N TO NE WINDS 
30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

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

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 
14N96W TO 09N103W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 
13N BETWEEN 94W AND 107W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT IN 
NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12N97W
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 13N BETWEEN 90W AND 112W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12N97W
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 14N 
BETWEEN 94W AND 122W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN 
NE SWELL.

.FROM 08N TO 12N E OF 92W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO 
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.  
.06 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS....FROM 07N TO 13N 
E OF 95W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.   
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 11N86W TO 07N101W 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 88W INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

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

.FROM 06N TO 12N W OF 128W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
IN NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 29N115W TO 
12N123W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 20N W OF 128W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE 24N111W TO 
00N130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL... 
EXCEPT NW OF LINE 30N129W TO 18N140W SEAS 8 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 17N W OF 128W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 11 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 30N117W TO 
17N128W TO 03N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NW 
SWELL.

.18 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 23N NW WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 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 AT 0900 UTC WED JAN 4...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 04N78W TO 08N85W TO 04N95W...THEN ITCZ AXIS 
TO 08N121W TO 04N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM N OF ITCZ 
AXIS BETWEEN 112W AND 126W.     

$$
.FORECASTER MUNDELL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.