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FZPN03 KNHC 220342
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
04230 UTC TUE JAN 22 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE JAN 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED JAN 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU JAN 24.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W...
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W...
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT.

...GALE WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 21N132W 1006 MB WITH ASSOCIATED 
OCCLUDED FRONT TO 29N131W THEN COLD FRONT TO 20N125W TO 15N126W
TO 07N140W. BETWEEN 360 NM AND 480 NM NW QUADRANT OF LOW PRES N 
TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N96W TO 13N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
FROM 07N TO 12N BETWEEN 92W AND 104W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 03N TO 14N BETWEEN 92W AND 112W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 45 NM OF 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 14N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 15N BETWEEN 92W AND 116W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL...EXCEPT
8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL BETWEEN 110W AND 116W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 45 NM OF 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 14N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 13N BETWEEN 92W AND 110W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.

.LOW PRES AT 24N136W 1006 MB WITH COLD FRONT TO 28N135W TO 
24N134W TO 20N135W TO 16N140W. BETWEEN 120 NM AND 300 NM W 
SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 17 FT. N OF 19N 
E OF FRONT TO 128W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT 
IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 22N133W 1006 MB WITH OCCLUDED 
FRONT TO 29N132W THEN COLD FRONT TO 20N125W TO 07N140W. FROM
18N TO 27N WITHIN 300 NM E OF COLD FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. N OF 18N W OF 135W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 116W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 9 TO 14 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT W OF 131W 10 TO 
15 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 21N132W 1006 MB WITH OCCLUDED 
FRONT TO 29N131W THEN COLD FRONT TO 20N125W TO 15N126W TO 
07N140W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 18N W OF 135W NW TO 
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. FROM 18N TO 26N WITHIN 
300 NM E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. 
ELSEWHERE W OF 116W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT N OF 07N W OF 131W 10 TO 15 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 21N130W 1010 MB WITH DISSIPATING
OCCLUDED FRONT TO 28N130W THEN COLD FRONT TO 24N124W TO 16N125W 
TO 10N127W THEN DISSIPATING FRONTAL TROUGH TO 06N140W. WITHIN 
150 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 30N134W TO 21N140W N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 22N TO 26N 
WITHIN 300 NM E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 
FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN 
NW SWELL...EXCEPT N OF 12N 10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL.

.FROM 9N TO 12N E OF 89W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 08N93W  
...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 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 0330 UTC TUE JAN 22...
SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 15N TO 19N BETWEEN 122W AND 127W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 05N77W TO 07N87W THEN TRANSITIONS TO 
ITCZ TO 07N100W TO 08N111W TO 10N123W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN
120 NM N OF THE ITCZ BETWEEN 118W AND 123W.

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.