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FZPN03 KNHC 122140
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC THU JAN 12 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC THU JAN 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI JAN 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT JAN 14.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 
9 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 
TO 12 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94W TO 96W INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 45 NM OF 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 11N100W INCLUDING 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 90 NM OF 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 10N102W INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.    
.36 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 75 NM OF 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 12N97W INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 08N TO 12N BETWEEN 95W AND 105W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST  EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 60 NM OF 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 11N100W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 11N BETWEEN 96W AND 105W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.

.LOW PRES NEAR 29N131W 1017 MB MOVING SW 10 KT. N OF 29N BETWEEN 
131W TO 135W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 17N 
TO 21N W OF 135W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N125W TO 12N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 08N TO 16N BETWEEN 115W AND 
125W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NW OF LINE 30N125W TO 13N140W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 09N TO 15N BETWEEN 115W 
AND 120W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 15N BETWEEN 120W AND 130W E WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 08N W OF 120W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.

.N OF 06N FROM 78W TO 80W INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.18 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 88W INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 91W INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 

.18 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 27N NW WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 23N NW TO N WINDS  20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2100 UTC THU JAN 11...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 06N77W TO 05N100W TO 04N92W THEN  
ITCZ TO BEYOND 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION WITHIN 90 
NM S OF AXIS E OF 80W.

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.