000
FZPN03 KNHC 231531
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC MON JAN 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE JAN 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED JAN 25.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.N OF 25N E OF 117W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. IN NW 
SWELL. FROM 05N TO 20N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 20N115W TO 07N115W TO 03N140W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 23N E OF 123W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 05N TO 23N W OF 120W NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 23N115W 
TO 02N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW 
AND NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 26N W OF 120W AND N OF 23N BETWEEN 
120W AND 130W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NW 
AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 23N110W TO 07N120W TO  
04N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND 
NE SWELL.

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 90W INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 23N TO 29N NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 23N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 22N NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC MON JAN 23...

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 07N78W TO 05N80W TO 05N90W TO 03N100W. ITCZ 
FROM 03N100W TO 06N130W TO 04N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO 
ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION FROM 07N TO 10N BETWEEN 125W AND 133W.

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN