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FZPN03 KNHC 040307
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC MON JAN 04 2016

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 AND 03.4S TO THE 
EQUATOR E OF 120W 

SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC MON JAN 04.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE JAN 05.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED JAN 06.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM
16N95W TO 14.5N95.5W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO
13.5N95.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. WITHIN 75
NM OF LINE FROM 13.5N95.5W TO 12N97W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 10 FT IN NE AND S SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 120 NM OF
LINE FROM 12N97W TO 11N98W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN
MIXED NE AND E SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE
OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS
9 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 12N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NE AND SW SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 120
NM OF LINE FROM 14N95W TO 12N98W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT IN MIXED NE AND E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE
OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS
9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO
14N95.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER
OF AREA FROM BOUNDED BY LINE FROM 14N94W TO 09N94W TO 09N110W TO
12N102W TO 14N97W TO 14N94W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT
IN MIXED NE AND E SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE
OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 14N95.5W TO
12N97W TO 11N104W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED
NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE
OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
8 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 12N97W TO 10N106W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.DISSIPATING COLD FRONT NOW FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 30N118W TO
24N123W TO 20N131W. COLD FRONT 30N121W TO 25N123W TO 22N133W.
FROM 25N TO 29N W OF COLD FRONT TO 132W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF
THE FRONT AND N OF 21N WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT IN
MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA W OF LINE FROM 30N116W
TO 25N114W TO 19N118W TO 19N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH DISSIPATED. COLD FRONT 30N116W
TO 27N115W TO 19N123W. NEW COLD FRONT 30N139W TO 29N140W. WITHIN
75 NM E OF NEW COLD FRONT SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO
14 FT IN NW SWELL. W OF THE NEW COLD FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 14 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N121W
TO 23N122W TO 19N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN
NW SWELL. REMAINDER OF THE AREA W OF THE EASTERN COLD FRONT
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT 26N112W TO 22N115W TO
19N121W. NEW COLD FRONT FROM 30N131W TO 27N134W TO 25N140W. N OF
29N WITHIN 75 NM E OF NEW COLD FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
13 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. W OF NEW COLD FRONT N OF 27N NW WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE
FROM 30N120W TO 22N124W TO 22N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 11
TO 14 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA W OF LINE
FROM 29N115W TO 26N115W TO 20N119W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 11 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST OLD COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. NEW COLD FRONT FROM
30N117W TO 25N123W TO 22N131W. W OF FRONT AND CONTINUING TO
22N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL...
HIGHEST NEAR 30N131W. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N116W TO
22N110W TO 19N111W TO 19N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. 

.06 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF PAPAGAYO FROM 10N TO 11.5N E OF 88W
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF PAPAGAYO FROM 10N TO 11.5N E OF 87W NE
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 02N TO 19N W OF 122W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT
IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST AREA BOUNDED BY LINE FROM 19N140W TO 19N116W
TO 10N116W TO 00N125W TO 11N140W. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE FROM FROM 19N133W TO 13N140W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 01N
TO 19N W OF 111W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED
NE AND SW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID 0300 UTC JAN 04...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...          

ITCZ AXIS FROM 05N87W TO 03N102W TO 06N122W TO 05N140W.
SCATTERED MODERATE STRONG FROM 04N TO 07N W OF 136W. ISOLATED
MODERATE FROM 06N TO 08N BETWEEN 126W AND 132W.

$$
.FORECASTER PAW. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.