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FZPN03 KNHC 022105
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC MON JAN 02.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE JAN 03.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED JAN 04.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC STORM WARNING...
.WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 13.5N96W TO 12N98W N TO NE 
WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 13.5N96W 
N TO NE WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 15 TO 21 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 
NM LINE 16N94.5W TO 13.5N96W TO 12N97.5W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 
KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 12.5N97W N TO 
NE WINDS 45 TO 55 KT. SEAS 17 TO 23 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM 
LINE 16N94.5W TO 12.5N97W TO 11N99W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. 
SEAS 15 TO 21 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 13N96.5W 
N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 120 NM LINE 16N94.5W TO 
13.5N96W TO 10N100W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 120 NM 
LINE 16N94.5W TO 13.5N96W TO 09N104W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 150 NM OF 
LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 12.5N97W TO 09N103W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 12N BETWEEN 93W AND 110W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT PRIMARILY IN N AND NE SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 120 NM OF 
LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 13N96.5W TO 10N100W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 02N TO 13N BETWEEN 93W AND 112W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT PRIMARILY IN N AND NE SWELL.

.FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 90W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO 
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.   
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 12N E OF 93W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.   
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 13N BETWEEN 85W AND 93W INCLUDING 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO AND FONSECA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 14 FT.   

.N OF 05N BETWEEN 78W AND 81W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...NW
TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 05N BETWEEN 78W AND 81W INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PANAMA...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 05N BETWEEN 78W AND 81W INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FRONTAL TROUGH 30N127W TO 25N131W. W OF LINE 30N130W TO 19N140W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED NE AND 
NW SWELL. FROM 08N TO 18N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N W OF 135W S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT 
IN NW SWELL. FROM 08N TO 17N W OF 123W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N W OF 
120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT PRIMARILY IN NW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N139W TO 29N140W. W OF LINE 
30N134W TO 25N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. FROM 08N TO 14N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 
24N112W TO 00N132W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT 
PRIMARILY IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2100 UTC MON JAN 02...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH 05N77W TO 09N85W TO 04N97W. ITCZ AXIS 04N97W 
TO BEYOND 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 03N 
TO 07N E OF 81W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM LINE 04N106W TO 
09N112W AND WITHIN 15 NM OF LINE 09N131W TO 07N140W.
  
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.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.