000
FZPN03 KNHC 280940 RRA
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC SAT JAN 28 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT JAN 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN JAN 29.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON JAN 30.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 
15N95W TO 13.5N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 
14.5N95W TO 13N97W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 
30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
14N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 96W AND 99W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N95W 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 60 NM OF 
LINE 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 13N97W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N 
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...16N95W TO 15N95W 
TO 11.5N100W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 25N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO NE 
TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 
FROM 10N TO 13N E OF 90W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO NE TO 
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 

.N OF 06N BETWEEN 78W AND 80W INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA N WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.FROM 08N TO 18N W OF 115W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED 
NE AND NW SWELL. N OF 25N BETWEEN 125W AND 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N W 
OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 24N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 FT. FROM 10N TO 20N BETWEEN 110W AND 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. N OF 20N W OF 110W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 23N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 FT. N OF 23N W OF 135W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
NW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0215 UTC SAT JAN 27...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS 05N77W TO 04N90W. ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 
05N77W TO 08N115W TO 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION 
WITHIN 90 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 95W AND 105W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
CONVECTION FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 102W AND 106W...AND FROM 08N 
TO 10N BETWEEN 125W AND 128W.

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN