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FZPN03 KNHC 040322
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED JAN 04 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC WED JAN 04.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU JAN 05.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI JAN 06.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12N98W N TO NE WINDS 
35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
13N97W N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

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

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 
15N95W TO 10N100W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 
13N BETWEEN 95W AND 109W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT IN 
NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 76 NM OF 
LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 11N100W INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NE 
SWELL. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
12N97W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
13N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 

.FROM 07N TO 13N E OF 94W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO 
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.  
.12 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS....FROM 07N TO 13N 
E OF 95W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL.   
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 11N86W TO 06.5N101W 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 13N BETWEEN 90W AND 112W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 87W INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 13N 
BETWEEN 90W AND 105W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN 
NE SWELL.

.N OF 05N BETWEEN 78W AND 81W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...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.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 06N TO 12N W OF 128W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
IN NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N116W 
TO 12N123W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 07N TO 20N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 24N111W 
TO 00N130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL...EXCEPT NW OF LINE 30N132W TO 22N140W SEAS 8 TO 18 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 18N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. W OF LINE FROM 30N120W TO 18N127W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S 
OF 20N W OF 105W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL...MIXED WITH NE SWELL S OF 15N E OF 120W.

.12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 23N NW WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.42 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0300 UTC WED JAN 4...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 05N77W TO 07N85W TO 05N93W...THEN 
ITCZ AXIS FROM 05N93W TO 06N100W TO 05N106W TO 07.5N121W TO 
BEYOND 04N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM N OF ITCZ AXIS 
BETWEEN 98W AND 104W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM N OF ITCZ 
AXIS BETWEEN 111W AND 127W.     

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.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.