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FZPN03 KNHC 011545
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC SUN JAN 1 2012

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN JAN 1.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON JAN 2.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE JAN 3.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC STORM WARNING...
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 14N96W
N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N97W
N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N97W
N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 50 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N 
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...N OF 14N BETWEEN
94W AND 96W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 90 NM OF 
LINE 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 11N100W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N 
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 90 NM OF 
LINE 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 10N102W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N 
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 120 NM OF
LINE 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 09N105W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N 
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 08N TO 
14N BETWEEN 93W AND 107W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN 
NE SWELL.

.COLD FRONT 30N139W TO 29N140W. N OF 28N W OF 135W S TO SW WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 21N BETWEEN 115W AND 133W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT 30N132W TO 22N140W. W OF 
FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. W OF LINE 30N122W TO 17N130W 
TO 10N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL.

.FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 90W INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.   
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE 11N86W TO 09N91W INCLUDING
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.N OF 06N BETWEEN 78W AND 80W INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 06N BETWEEN 78W AND 81W INCLUDING GULF OF 
PANAMA...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC SUN JAN 1...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 06N78W TO 08N86W TO 05N95W...THEN ITCZ TO 
09N125W TO 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 60 NM OF 
AXIS BETWEEN 112W AND 120W. 
  
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.FORECASTER MUNDELL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.