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FZPN03 KNHC 130338
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED JAN 13 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED JAN 13.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU JAN 14.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI JAN 15.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...

.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 14.5N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W N TO NE
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO
15N95W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 14N95W TO 13N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO
13.5N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM
13.5N96W TO 11N97W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE
SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 95W AND 100W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 14N BETWEEN 97W AND 104W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH SECTION DESCRIBED NEXT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 06N TO 09N W OF 135W AND FROM 09N TO 18N BETWEEN 122W AND
135W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN PRIMARILY NW
SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 20N107W TO 10N112W TO 00N128W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 18N BETWEEN 124W AND 136W NE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 20N106W
TO 15N104W TO 03.4S110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT
IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 20N W OF 120W NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE
FROM 20N107W TO 10N96W TO 03.4S98W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 11 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL.

.WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 30N132W TO 26N140W. N OF 28N W OF
130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 13 FT IN PRIMARILY NW
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF LINE FROM 27N114W TO 20N107W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 30N128W TO 27N134W. N OF
20N W OF LINE FROM 23N110W TO 20N107W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
8 TO 11 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH DISSIPATED. N OF 20N W OF LINE
FROM 30N116W TO 28N115W TO 23N110W TO 20N106W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE FROM 28N115W TO 23N112W TO 20N107W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. 

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

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

.06 HOUR FORECAST N OF 05.5N BETWEEN 78.5W AND 80.5W...INCLUDING
GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.18 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 0300 UTC WED JAN 13... 

TROUGH FROM 11N110W TO LOW PRES NEAR 08N112W. ISOLATED MODERATE
WITHIN 90 NM E OF TROUGH. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...    

TROUGH FROM 09N85W TO 06N89W TO 05N96W. ITCZ FROM 05N96W TO LOW
PRES NEAR 08N112W 1009 MB TO 04N121W THEN RESUMES NEAR 08N130W
TO LOW PRES NEAR 07N132W 1009 MB TO LOW PRES NEAR 04N136W 1008
MB TO 03N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION. 

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.FORECASTER PAW. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.