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FZPN03 KNHC 300328
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED JAN 30 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 30.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU JAN 31.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI FEB 01.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC GALE WARNING...
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 
16N94.5W TO 14.5N94.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N 
TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 
16N94.5W TO 15N94.5W TO 13N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 
16N94.5W TO 15N94.5W TO 14N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN AN AREA BOUNDED BY 30N140W TO 08N140W TO 08N113W TO 
20N110W TO 30N125W TO 30N140W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 13 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL...HIGHEST W CENTRAL PART. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 05N NW OF A LINE FROM 05N110W TO 20N106W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AN AREA BOUNDED BY 28N140W TO 07N140W 
TO 07N125W TO 13N110W TO 28N140W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
9 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF A LINE FROM 
04N140W TO 09N110W TO 30N118W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST W OF A LINE FROM 26N140W TO 13N113W TO 00N125W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 89W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 09N90W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 25N AND ELSEWHERE N OF 21N BETWEEN 108W 
AND 110W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 30N AND ELSEWHERE N OF 
19N E OF 110W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF 
27N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 25N TO 30N NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.27 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 14N BETWEEN 
94W AND 96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 120 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 14N94.5W TO 13N96W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 120 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 15N94.5W TO 12N98W TO 
09N102W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 94W 
AND 100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW 
SWELL.

.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 06N BETWEEN 78.5W AND 80.5W...INCLUDING 
THE GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0300 UTC WED JAN 30...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH IS ALONG 04N77W TO 09N84W TO 04N94W. THE 
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS EXTENDS FROM 04N94W TO 
05N115W TO 04N130W TO 05N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION.

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.