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FZPN03 KNHC 081518
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC FRI JAN 08 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC FRI JAN 08.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT JAN 09.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN JAN 10.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...

.NW OF LINE FROM 30N135W TO 28N140W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NW OF LINE FROM 30N134W TO 25N140W SW WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 30N130W TO
24N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NW OF LINE FROM 30N136W TO 27N140W S TO SW
WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM
30N132W TO 24N140W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
REMAINDER OF AREA NW OF LINE FROM 30N122W TO 22N134W TO 20N132W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 28N E OF 116W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT IN NW
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20W W OF LINE FROM 24N112W TO 20N106W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 12 TO
16 FT IN NW SWELL BETWEEN 113W AND 131W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 20N E OF LINE FROM 30N124W TO 23N130W TO
21N140W TO ANOTHER LINE FROM 26N114W TO 20N106W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 20N E OF LINE FROM 25N115W TO 20N119W TO
ANOTHER LINE FROM 25N114W TO 20N106W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.

.FROM 07N TO 18N W OF 120W...AND FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 115W
AND 120W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL AND
NE WIND WAVES. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N W OF LINE FROM 20N106W TO
10N98W TO 00N95W TO 03.4S105W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11
FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 17N BETWEEN 115W AND 135W NE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL AND NE WIND WAVES.
ELSEWHERE S OF 20N W OF LINE FROM 20N106W TO 05N93W TO 03.4S102W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 20N W OF LINE FROM 20N106W TO 10N97W TO
00N97W TO 03.4S108W...EXCEPT S OF 05N W OF 112W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL AND NE WIND WAVES...HIGHEST
NEAR 19N108W AND 12N118W.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.42 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15.5N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95W...INCLUDING
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 14N95W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC THU JAN 07...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...          

SURFACE TROUGH FROM 09N84W TO 04N96W. ITCZ FROM 04N96W TO
06N110W TO 1010 MB LOW PRES NEAR 06N130W TO BEYOND 04N140W.
SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION FROM 03N TO 05N BETWEEN 86W AND
93W. SIMILAR CONVECTION IS WITHIN 120 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 96W
AND 103W...NEAR 04N130W AND NEAR 07N129W.

$$
.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.