000 FZPN03 KNHC 230346 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0430 UTC WED JAN 23 2013 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 23. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU JAN 24. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI JAN 25. .WARNINGS. ...GALE WARNING... .WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W... INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ...GALE WARNING... .LOW PRES NEAR 22N132W 1006 MB MOVING SE 10 KT. NW OF A LINE FROM 30N134W TO 24N140W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 13N BETWEEN 96W AND 107W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 12N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 13N BETWEEN 96W AND 108W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL EXCEPT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL BETWEEN 96W AND 99W. .48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 12N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 13N BETWEEN 95W AND 105W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL EXCEPT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL BETWEEN 95W AND 98W. .WEAKENING OCCLUDED FRONT TO EXTEND FROM LOW PRES AT 22N132W 1006 MB TO 15N137W TO 26N140W TO LOW PRES AT 29N131W 1008 MB THEN COLD FRONT TO 24N127W TO 14N130W TO 07N140W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 21N W OF 134W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. WITHIN 300 NM E OF FRONT FROM 20N TO 26N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 30N118W TO 15N111W AND TO 00N115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 10 TO 14 FT N OF 12N W OF 130W. .12 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING OCCLUDED FRONT TO EXTEND FROM LOW PRES AT 22N130W 1008 MB TO 15N137W TO 26N140W TO 29N131W THEN COLD FRONT TO 24N127W TO 14N130W TO 07N140W. W OF LINE FROM 30N130W TO 20N140W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. FROM 20N TO 26N BETWEEN 120W AND 124W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 30N118W TO 14N110W TO 00N108W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 08N W OF 126W. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES WEAKENING AT 25N126W 1009 MB. BETWEEN A LINE FROM 30N129W TO 24N134W TO 17N140W AND LINE FROM 30N135W TO 25N140W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT... HIGHEST W PART. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 30N118W TO 17N114W TO 00N108W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 10 TO 14 FT N OF 10N W OF 126W. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES WEAKENING AT 26N127W 1012 MB WITH TROUGH SSW TO 19N128W TO 16N131W. WITHIN 150 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 30N130W TO 26N132W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 30N118W TO 20N115W TO 00N110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. .WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 09N89W... INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 09N90W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N89W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 09N79W TO 05N80W... INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 0330 UTC WED JAN 22... SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 10N114W TO 15N116W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 03N78W TO 07N90W THEN TRANSITIONS TO THE ITCZ AXIS TO 05N102W TO 10N115W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 10N TO 12N BETWEEN 114W AND 116W. $$ .FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.