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FZPN03 KNHC 292143
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC SUN JAN 29 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN JAN 29.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON JAN 30.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE JAN 31.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N95.5W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS  
TO 15 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 
15N95W TO 12N97W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 
97W AND 101W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
11N99W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09N TO 13N BETWEEN 99W AND 
104W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 
15N95W TO 12N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 
ELSEWHERE...EXCEPT AS MENTIONED BELOW IN GULF OF PAPAGAYO 
SECTION...FROM 05N TO 11N BETWEEN 95W AND 106W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE SWELL. 

.FROM WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE 11.5N86W TO 09N92W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE 11.5N86W TO 08.5N97W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE 11.5N86W TO 10N90W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT. FROM 07N TO 11N BETWEEN 90W AND 102W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.   

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 26N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.W OF LINE FROM 06N132W TO 10N132W TO 16N140W NE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT. FROM 18N TO 22N W OF 137W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 13N W OF 134W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 FT. W OF LINE 30N136W TO 15N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 14N W OF 134W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT. FROM 21N TO 24N W OF 133W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT 
WITH NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 30N137W TO 22N140W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2100 UTC SUN JAN 29...

.SCATTERED TO LOCALLY NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 10N TO 
14N BETWEEN 101W AND 119W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM LOW PRES NEAR 05N76W 1009 MB TO 
02N78W TO 05N86W TO 03N97W...WHERE IT TRANSITIONS TO ITCZ 
AXIS...CONTINUING ON TO 06N110W TO 04N120W TO 06N131W TO BEYOND 
05N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION NOTED WITHIN 180 NM S OF 
AXIS FROM 84W AND 93W. 

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FORECASTER STRIPLING