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FZPN03 KNHC 301522
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC WED JAN 30.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU JAN 31.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI FEB 01.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC GALE WARNING...
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14.5N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 
30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 13.5N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 14N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 05N TO 27N W OF 128W AND FROM 05N TO 20N BETWEEN 115W AND 
128W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NE AND 
NW SWELL...HIGHEST W OF 130W. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE 30N117W 
TO 22N111W TO 08N110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
PRIMARILY NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 16N W OF 115W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 03N 
TO 25N W OF 130W AND FROM 05N TO 17N BETWEEN 115W AND 130W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 16N BETWEEN 117W AND 133W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N W OF 125W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 18N TO 23N E OF 109W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA AND ELSEWHERE N OF 21N 
BETWEEN 107W AND 109W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT S 
OF 27N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.18 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 60 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12N96W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95.5W TO 11N98W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 08N TO 14N BETWEEN 93W AND 102W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST 10N TO 12N E OF 89W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 09N90W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.42 HOUR FORECAST N OF 05N BETWEEN 78W AND 80W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 05N BETWEEN 78W AND 81W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC WED JAN 30...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 09N84W TO 05N93W. ITCZ CONTINUES 
FROM 05N93W TO 07N115W TO 05N130W TO 05N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT 
CONVECTION.

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.