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FZPN03 KNHC 031532
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC THU JAN 03 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU JAN 03.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI JAN 04.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT JAN 05.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 14.5N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N 
TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 
TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
13N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 75 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 14N96W TO 13N98W 
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 75 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 14N96W TO 13N98W 
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 07N 
TO 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 105W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N129W TO 25N140W. W OF FRONT WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 06N TO 18N W OF 
128W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE WIND 
WAVES AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 111W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING WARM FRONT FROM 30N134W TO 
26N140W. FROM 07N TO 18N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W 
OF A LINE FROM 23N110W TO 00N115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WARM FRONT DISSIPATED. NEW COLD FRONT FROM 
30N131W TO 23N140W. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 30N140W. FROM 07N TO 20N W 
OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W 
AND NW OF A LINE FROM 26N112W TO 00N120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 28N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29N NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 90W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 10N91W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC THU JAN 03...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH IS ALONG 07N78W TO 06N99W. THE INTERTROPICAL 
CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS EXTENDS FROM 06N99W TO 07N114W TO 06N130W 
TO 05N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 180 NM S OF TROUGH E OF 
81W...WITHIN 120 NM S OF TROUGH BETWEEN 86W AND 89W...AND FROM 
06N TO 08N BETWEEN 98W AND 101W.

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.