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FZPN03 KNHC 021457
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC WED JAN 02 2013

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED JAN 02.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU JAN 03.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI JAN 04.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N96W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 
TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N96W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 
TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N95W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS INCREASING 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 13N96W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 60 NM OF A 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 13N98W INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...LITTLE CHANGE IN 
WINDS AND SEAS. 

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N137W TO 27N140W MOVING E AT 10 KT. NW OF 
FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 112W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N130W TO 
26N140W. NW OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 20N W OF A LINE FROM 20N108W TO 26N118W 
TO 30N118W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.

.FROM 07N TO 19N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N W OF A LINE FROM 20N110W TO 10N112W TO 
06N130W TO 00N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED 
NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 20N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N W OF A LINE FROM 
20N110W TO 10N110W TO 00N115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 16N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N W OF 108W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 28N NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1445 UTC WED JAN 2...

SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 12N TO 15N BETWEEN 100W 
AND 103W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH IS ALONG 08N78W TO 09N90W TO 08N110W. THE 
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS EXTENDS FROM 09N116W TO 
05N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 180 NM S OF THE MONSOON 
TROUGH E OF 85W.

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.FORECASTER COBB. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.