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FZPN03 KNHC 030930
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC TUE JAN 3 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE JAN 3.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED JAN 4.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU JAN 5.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC STORM WARNING...
.WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 14N95.5W TO 12N98W N TO NE 
WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 105 NM OF 
LINE 16N94.5W TO 13N96W TO 11N99W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 14N95.5W TO 
12N99W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 14.5N95W 
N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

...GULF OF PAPAGAYO GALE WARNING...
.30 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 11N BETWEEN 86W AND 90W NE WINDS 
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 135 NM OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 
12N97W TO 09N102W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 135 NM OF 
LINE 16N94.5W TO 13N96W TO 09N104W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC 
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 05N 
TO 12N BETWEEN 93W AND 110W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT 
IN NE SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM OF 
LINE 16N94.5W TO 13N96.5W TO 11N98W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 13N 
BETWEEN 93W AND 113W NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 
FT IN NE SWELL.

.FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 89W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO 
E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.  
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 12N E OF 92W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 12N E OF 91W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.   
.30 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...FROM 04N TO 13N 
BETWEEN 86W AND 93W INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 11N BETWEEN 85W AND 93W INCLUDING 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 04N TO 13N BETWEEN 85W AND 93W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 11N BETWEEN 85W AND 93W INCLUDING 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 04N TO 13N BETWEEN 85W AND 93W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.

.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 N OF 05N BETWEEN 79W AND 82W INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 08N TO 20N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT 
IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. W OF LINE 30N124W TO 20N131W WINDS LESS
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST NW OF LINE 28N115W TO 10N125W TO 03N140W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N135W TO 27N140W. W OF LINE 
30N130W TO 18N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 21 FT IN 
BUILDING NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE 22N110W TO 13N113W TO 
00N130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND 
NW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0900 UTC TUE JAN 3...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH 07N78W TO 05N98W. ITCZ AXIS 05N98W TO BEYOND 
06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 45 NM OF TROUGH BETWEEN 81W 
AND 98W.    

$$
.FORECASTER MUNDELL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.