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FZPN03 KNHC 031552
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC TUE JAN 03 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE JAN 03.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED JAN 04.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU JAN 05.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC STORM WARNING...
.WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 12N98W N TO NE WINDS 
40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 105 NM OF LINE 
16N95W TO 15N95W TO 11N99W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 
15 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 
13N96W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 
12N97W N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

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

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 135 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 
14N95W TO 11N99W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.  ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 12N BETWEEN 
95W AND 105W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 135 NM OF 
LINE 16N95W TO 13N96W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 03N TO 14N 
BETWEEN 90W 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 60 NM OF 
LINE 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 12N96W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N 
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 13N 
BETWEEN 90W AND 110W 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 EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS....FROM 07N TO 13N 
E OF 90W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.   
.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 90W 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 06N TO 16N W OF 125W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE 
WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N120W TO 
06N130W TO 06N140W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 06N TO 16N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 27N114W TO 
01N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 18N W OF 125W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. W OF LINE FROM 30N125W TO 18N140W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO   19 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 
20N W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY 
IN NW SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 23N NW WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 23N TO 29N NW 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 TUE JAN 3...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 07N78W TO 08N85W TO 05N93W...THEN 
ITCZ AXIS FROM 05N93W TO BEYOND 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
CONVECTION WITHIN 90 NM S OF MONSOON TROUGH BETWEEN 80W AND 95W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION WITHIN 30 NM N OF ITCZ AXIS 
BETWEEN 105W AND 110W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM N OF ITCZ 
AXIS BETWEEN 125W AND 130W.    

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.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.