000
FZPN03 KNHC 061522
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC FRI JAN 06 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI JAN 06.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT JAN 07.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN JAN 08.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N96W INCLUDING GULF 
OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 
05N TO 10N BETWEEN 94W AND 102W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT. FROM 06N TO 09N BETWEEN 110W AND 116W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW SWELL AND E WIND WAVES. ELSEWHERE FROM 06N 
TO 15N BETWEEN 110W AND 119W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN BROAD MIX OF SWELL.  
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 88W INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 06N TO 10N BETWEEN 118W AND 135W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 07N TO 22N W OF 135W NE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 28N BETWEEN 120W AND 127W 
N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 30N117W TO 20N120W TO 07N140W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS N OF 20N. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 16N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N BETWEEN 120W AND 128W N 
TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 23N110W TO 12N110W TO 00N110W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 16N W OF 127W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NW SWELL AND NE WIND WAVES. N 
OF 20N W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN 
PRIMARILY NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N W OF 100W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.  

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1415 UTC FRI JAN 6...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM COLOMBIA NEAR 07N77W TO 06N85W 
TO 04N92W...WHERE IT TRANSITIONS TO ITCZ...CONTINUING ON TO 
03N96W TO 07N110W TO 09N135W TO BEYOND 07N140W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE CONVECTION NOTED WITHIN 90-120 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS 
BETWEEN 96W AND 125W...AND WITHIN 90 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 130W 
AND 138W.      

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.FORECASTER COBB. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.