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FZPN03 KNHC 160924
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC SAT JAN 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN JAN 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON JAN 18.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...

.30 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14.5N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W N TO
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 15N95.5W TO 14N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 KT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM
OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 13.5N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO
15N95W TO 13N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 99W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N138W TO 28N140W. NW OF LINE FROM 30N135W TO
25N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 21 FT IN NW SWELL.
ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 30N128W TO 25N135W TO 20N135W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 28N E OF 117W NW
TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST ANOTHER COLD FRONT W OF AREA NEAR 30N142W. NW
OF LINE FROM 30N135W TO 27N140W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 17 TO
19 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N123W TO 20N131W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. REMAINDER OF
AREA W OF LINE FROM 30N116W TO 24N116W TO 20N124W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT NEAR 30N140W. N OF 20N W OF 110W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL W OF LINE FROM
28N115W TO 25N115W TO 20N120W...AND 8 TO 11 FT ELSEWHERE.

.FROM 08N TO 17N W OF 120W...AND FROM 09N TO 13N BETWEEN 112W
AND 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W
OF LINE FROM 20N135W TO 11N110W TO 00N134W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. S OF 03N BETWEEN 120W AND
124W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 13N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 20N131W TO
10N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW
SWELL. REMAINDER OR AREA W OF LINE FROM 20N124W TO 09N113W TO
00N120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED
NE AND NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 11N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF
06N W OF LINE FROM 20N120W TO 06N130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
12 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA N OF 10N
W OF 110W AND W OF LINE FROM 10N110W TO 00N122W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 

.30 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 28N NW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 25N TO 28N NW WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 29.5N NW WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 28.5N 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 0900 UTC SAT JAN 16... 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...    

ITCZ AXIS FROM 05N96W TO 07N107W TO 04N120W TO 05N135W TO
03N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 60 NM N OF
AXIS BETWEEN 131W AND 135W. SIMILAR CONVECTION IS NEAR 02N137W. 

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.