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FZPN03 KNHC 261551
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 UTC WED JAN 26 2011

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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

SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC WED JAN 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU JAN 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI JAN 28.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.SURFACE TROUGH W OF 140W. FROM 15N TO 18N W OF 135W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 110W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SURFACE TROUGH FROM 17N138W TO 14N140W. FROM 
14N TO 21N W OF 132W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT 
IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N118W TO 
02N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST SURFACE TROUGH FROM 18N138W TO 15N140W. FROM 
14N TO 21N W OF 132W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT 
IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N118W TO 
02N140W. 

.WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC 
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N 
BETWEEN 90W AND 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 
12N97W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 14N BETWEEN 90W AND 120W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N97W TO 
12N98W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 12N BETWEEN 90W AND 110W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.

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

.06 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29N NW WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 28N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 23N NW WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AS OF 1500 UTC WED JAN 26...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS 05N77W TO 06N90W TO 
08N135W TO 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG 
CONVECTION WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS E OF 79W.

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.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN/GARCIA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.