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FZPN03 KNHC 202110
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC SUN JAN 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN JAN 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON JAN 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE JAN 22.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13.5N96W...INCLUDING 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
13.5N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 
35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
145N96W... INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 
35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 12N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. 
FROM 07N TO 12N BETWEEN 92W AND 104W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 03N TO 14N 
BETWEEN 92W AND 112W  WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE 
TO E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 75 NM OF 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N97W TO 11N100W N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 14N BETWEEN 92W 
AND 109W  WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 60 NM OF 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 13N BETWEEN 92W AND 115W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N137W TO 20N136W TO 12N140W. N OF 20N E OF 
FRONT TO 130W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT N OF
27N. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT...EXCEPT 11 TO 17 FT N OF 27N. ELSEWHERE W 
OF LINE FROM 30N126W TO 15N129W TO 01N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW PRES NEAR 25N137W 1003 MB. COLD
FRONT TO EXTEND FROM LOW TO 30N135W TO 23N133W TO 17N136W. 
WEAKENING FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 22N131W TO 16N132W TO 09N140W. N 
OF 18N E OF FRONT AND TROUGH TO 125W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT N OF 26N. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT PRIMARILY IN NW
SWELL. N OF 18N W OF 137W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT EXCEPT W TO 
NW FROM 18N TO 21N. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 
LINE FROM 30N118W TO 10N120W TO 05N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST W OF 128W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 23N134W 1004 MB. OCCLUDED FRONT 
TO EXTEND FROM LOW TO 24N137W TO BEYOND 29N135W THEN COLD FRONT 
FROM 29N135W TO 23N126W TO 18N126W TO 08N140W. N OF 17N BETWEEN 
FRONTS AND 122W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NW 
SWELL. W SEMICIRCLE OF LOW N OF 17N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 
TO 30 KT N OF 26N. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 
110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.

.N OF 09N E OF 92W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO AND GULF OF 
FONSECA..NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 
07N TO 11N BETWEEN 86W AND 92W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN NE SWELL. 
.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 
TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 90W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 

.N OF 05N FROM 79W TO 81W...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST 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.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2115 UTC SUN JAN 20...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 08N75W TO 02N81W TO 08N87W TO 07N91W
THEN TRANSITIONS TO ITCZ TO 06N97W TO 07N105W TO 07N114W TO
09N130W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM N OF
OF THE ITCZ BETWEEN 99W AND 102W.

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.