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FZPN03 KNHC 182128
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC FRI JAN 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC FRI JAN 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT JAN 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN JAN 20.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC STORM WARNING...
.WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 13N98W...INCLUDING 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 50 KT. SEAS 12 TO 21 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 
13N97W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 
KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 
9 TO 13 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N96W TO 12N99W TO 10N103W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 08N TO 15N BETWEEN 92W AND 105W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM OF 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N97W TO 11N100W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 14N BETWEEN 92W AND 109W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM OF 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N99W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 13N BETWEEN 92W AND 113W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.

.N OF 22N W OF 136W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT JUST W OF AREA. N OF 21N W
OF 133W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE
W OF LINE FROM 30N130W TO 21N132W TO 03N138W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES JUST W OF AREA NEAR 27N141W 1004 MB
WITH FRONTAL TROUGH TO 28N138W TO 16N138W. N OF 20N E OF TROUGH 
TO 130W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT SE 25 TO 30 KT N OF 26N.
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT EXCEPT 11 TO 16 FT N OF 26N. FROM 19N TO 25N W OF
TROUGH SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT PRIMARILY IN
NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N122W TO 00N130W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.

.WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N89W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 12N 
BETWEEN 87W AND 90W...INCLUDING GULF OF FONSECA...N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 08N92W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 11N BETWEEN 86W AND 89W...INCLUDING
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 09N79W TO 05N80W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2115 UTC FRI JAN 18...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 05N77W TO 06N91W THEN BECOMES
ITCZ AXIS TO 08N107W TO 08N123W TO 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE
WITHIN 60 NM S OF THE ITCZ AXIS BETWEEN 112W AND 114W AND 
WITHIN 30 NM OF 09N120W.

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.