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FZPN03 KNHC 041538
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC WED JAN 04.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU JAN 05.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI JAN 06.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12N98W N TO NE WINDS 
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

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

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 
14N96W TO 10N105W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 02N TO 
15N BETWEEN 95W AND 110W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN 
NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 13N96W
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 14N BETWEEN 90W AND 115W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 13N98W
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 14N 
BETWEEN 95W AND 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS....FROM 08N TO 13N E OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
TO 10 FT.  
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 11N86W TO 07N95W 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 88W INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

.N OF 06N BETWEEN 78W AND 81W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 05N TO 18N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
IN NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 27N114W TO 
10N120W TO 07N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 20N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. NE OF LINE 30N125W TO 20N140W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 19 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N W OF 
115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 19N W OF 125W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N BETWEEN 120W AND 125W N WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 15 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 30N115W 
TO 00N138W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 23N NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST 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 1500 UTC WED JAN 4...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 05N77W TO 08N85W TO 04N100W. ITCZ AXIS FROM 
04N100W TO 08N120W TO 03N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION 
WITHIN 120 NM N OF ITCZ AXIS BETWEEN 115W AND 125W.      

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.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.