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FZPN03 KNHC 160409
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED JAN 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC WED JAN 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU JAN 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI JAN 18.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC STORM WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 14N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 13N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 
14.5N95W TO 12N97.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT.
 
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 10N TO 24N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT. FROM 25N TO 29N E OF 115W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT. S OF 10N W OF 127W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 18N TO 24N BETWEEN 113W AND 128W NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 28N138W TO 
20N120W TO 11N114W TO 02N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN N TO NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 25N W OF 132W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA AND ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF 110W NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA AND ELSEWHERE N OF 20N 
BETWEEN 106W AND 110W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N96W...INCLUDING
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N96W...INCLUDING
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 14.5N95W TO 12N97W...INCLUDING 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 
FT. WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 12N97W TO 11N103W NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0315 UTC WED JAN 16...
.SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 10N TO 16N BETWEEN 112W AND 114W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 06N78W TO 08N86W TO 06N97W WHERE
IT TRANSITIONS TO THE ITCZ TO 06N107W TO 08N115W TO 07N127W
TO 06N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION IS NOTED.

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.