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FZPN03 KNHC 160324
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SAT JAN 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT JAN 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN JAN 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON JAN 18.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC GALE WARNING...
.36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14.5N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF 14N BETWEEN 93.5W AND 96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W
...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 14 KT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM
16N95W TO 14N95W TO 13N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT IN NE SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13.5N95.5W N TO NE
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. REMAINDER OF
AREA FROM 12N TO 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 98W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT NEAR 30N140W. N OF 29N W OF 137W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 30N129W TO
26N136W TO 18N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW
SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N138W TO
28N140W. N OF 28N W OF 135W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 19
TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N126W TO
15N138W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT IN NW SWELL...
HIGHEST NW. REMAINDER OF AREA W OF LINE FROM 30N120W TO 22N127W
TO 15N127W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT DISSIPATED. W OF LINE FROM
29N115W TO 25N115W TO 15N127W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 16
FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 30N134W. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM
27N114W TO 23N111W TO 15N115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT IN NW SWELL. 

.N OF 28N BETWEEN 116W AND 117W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT
IN NW SWELL. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST AREA MERGED WITH SECTION ABOVE. 

.S OF 12N W OF 123W TO LINE FROM 09N123W TO 05N140W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N W OF LINE
FROM 18N123W TO 12N112W TO 00N131W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO
10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 12N W OF 123W TO LINE FROM 09N123W TO
05N140W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S
OF 15N W OF LINE FROM 15N126W TO 10N115W TO 06N118W TO
03.4SN119W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE...
NW ...AND SW SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 07N W OF 123W TO LINE FROM 10N123W TO
12N140W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL.
ELSEWHERE N OF 05N W OF 127W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 10 TO 14
FT IN NW SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA W OF LINE FROM 15N115W TO
08N115W TO 00N129W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN
PRIMARILY NW SWELL. 

.36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 25N TO 28N NW WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 24N TO 29N NW WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 

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

CONVECTION VALID 0315 UTC SAT JAN 16... 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...    

ITCZ FROM 07N95W TO 05N116W TO 06N124W THEN RESUMES NEAR 06N127W
TO 03N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 60 NM OF
02N137W. 

$$
.FORECASTER PAW. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.