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FZPN03 KNHC 020949
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC MON JAN 02 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC MON JAN 02.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE JAN 03.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED JAN 04.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC STORM WARNING...
.WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 14N95.5W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 
40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 14N95.5W 
TO 13N96W N TO NE WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 13N96W TO 11.5N98W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 
35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 13N97W N 
TO NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 
NM LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 12N98W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 
13 TO 17 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 75 NM LINE FROM 16N94.5W 
TO 13N96W TO 12N98W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 10N TO 12N BETWEEN 
98W AND 103W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING EXCEPT AS NOTED IN 
WARNINGS...WITHIN 150 NM OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 13N96W TO 
10.5N100W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09N TO 12N BETWEEN 
93W AND 105W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N AND 
NE SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 120 NM OF 
LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 13N96W TO 11N100W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 13N BETWEEN 90W AND 111W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 9 TO 14 FT IN MIXED NE AND 
NW SWELL BETWEEN 95W AND 111W.

.FROM 08N TO 16N W OF 130W AND FROM 06N TO 12N BETWEEN 117W AND 
130W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 19N W OF 129W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 FT EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL OVER NW PART. FROM 08N TO 15N 
BETWEEN 119W AND 129W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 18N W OF 121W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST OVER NW PART.

.FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 90W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO 
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.   
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N89W 
INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT.   
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 12N E OF 90W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.   

.N OF 06N BETWEEN 78W AND 80W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...NW
TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 09N79W TO
06N79W INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N131W TO 26N140W. W OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL WITHIN 120 NM W OF FRONT AND
14 TO 20 FT ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 30N129W TO
25N140W. W OF FRONTAL TROUGH WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 10 
TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW PART.
.24 HOUR HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. W OF LINE FROM 30N123W
TO 19N130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT EXCEPT N OF 29N W OF 138W S
TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 18N W OF 117W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT EXCEPT
N OF 29N W OF 138W S TO SW TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY 
IN NW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0930 UTC SUN JAN 02...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 05N78W TO 06N90W TO 05N99W...WHERE
LOW LEVEL WINDS SUGGESTS IT TRANSITIONS TO THE ITCZ AND CONTINUES
TO 06N106W TO 07N115W TO 05N124W TO 07N134W TO BEYOND 07N140W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 30 NM OF THE ITCZ BETWEEN 107W AND 
110W.
  
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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.