000
FZPN03 KNHC 161608
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC WED JAN 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU JAN 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI JAN 18.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
14N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 40 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 13N96W TO 
12N98W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 50 
KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 13N96W TO 
11N99W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 50 
KT. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT.
 
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 09N TO 24N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 09N W OF 138W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 06N W OF 138W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA AND ELSEWHERE N OF 18N E OF 110W NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 27N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.09 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 
95.5W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 120 NM OF 
LINE 16N95W TO 11N99W N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 180 NM OF 
LINE 16N95W TO 13N96W TO 09N102W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 15N BETWEEN 92W AND 105W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL.

.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 90W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC WED JAN 16...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH 05N77W TO 07N86W TO 06N100W. ITCZ 06N100W TO 
07N123W TO 05N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION.

$$
.FORECASTER MUNDELL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.