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FZPN03 KNHC 200932
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 UTC WED JAN 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED JAN 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU JAN 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI JAN 22.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...

.WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF
OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 13N96.5W
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14.5N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

...GALE WARNING...

.FROM 10N TO 11N E OF 87W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF
LINE FROM 11N86W TO 09N91W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11
FT. FROM 08N TO 09.5N BETWEEN 91W AND 95W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO
09.5N90W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 07N TO 10N BETWEEN 90W AND 98W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE GULF
OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 11N E OF 87W...INCLUDING THE GULF
OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 04N BETWEEN 78.5W AND 82W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA
...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM
00N TO 05N BETWEEN 79W AND 84W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 07N79W TO 06N80W TO
04N83W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 09N86W TO 03.4S105W...EXCEPT GULF OF
CALIFORNIA...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN
NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 09N86W TO 03.4S95W
TO ANOTHER LINE FROM 30N125W TO 20N140W...EXCEPT GULF OF
CALIFORNIA...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN
NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N125W TO 12N136W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. REMAINDER AREA
S OF 12N W OF 128W...AND S OF LINE FROM 12N128W TO 15N120W TO
15N105W TO 10N93W BETWEEN 93W AND 128W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.

.06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT W OF AREA. N OF 28N W OF 137W S TO
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT W OF AREA. N OF 28N W OF 133W S TO
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT NEAR 30N140W. NW OF LINE FROM
30N133W TO 26N140W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN
NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N137W TO 27N140W. E OF FRONT
TO A LINE FROM 30N132W TO 26N140W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. W OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 13 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N132W TO 24N140W. E OF FRONT
TO A LINE FROM 30N129W TO 26N135W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. W OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 15 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N129W TO 26N135W TO 22N140W.
NW OF LINE FROM 30N127W TO 19N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12
TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL.

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

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

CONVECTION VALID 0900 UTC WED JAN 20... 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...    

ITCZ FROM 05N87W TO 04N104W TO 04N114W TO 05N130W TO 01N140W.
SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 05N TO 09N BETWEEN 102W AND 108W. 

$$
.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.