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FZPN03 KNHC 042126
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC WED JAN 04.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU JAN 05.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI JAN 06.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12N97W N TO NE WINDS 
25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

...GULF OF PAPAGAYO GALE WARNING...
.FROM 09N TO 11N E OF 88W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
12 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 
15N95W TO 12N97W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 
13N BETWEEN 96W AND 105W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN 
NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 14N BETWEEN 96W AND 105W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.24 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 N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS....FROM 06N TO 12N BETWEEN 85W AND 
96W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL.  
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE 11N86W TO 07N100W 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 11N86W TO 09N90W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 06N TO 10N BETWEEN 90W 
AND 103W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE S OF 12N BETWEEN 90W AND 105W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 20N BETWEEN 105W AND 115W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 88W INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. S OF 15N BETWEEN 97W 
AND 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND 
NW SWELL. 

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

.FROM 04N TO 20N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
IN NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. FROM 08N TO 12N BETWEEN 105W AND 
125W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE 
24N111W TO 12N117W TO 00N134W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 8 TO 19 FT NW OF LINE 30N135W TO 
25N140W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 21N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL...HIGHEST W OF 135W. W OF 
LINE 30N122W TO 21N129W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 17 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 12N TO 19N W OF 128W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
11 TO 13 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 26N113W 
TO 00N137W 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 GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 28N NW WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.30 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 2100 UTC WED JAN 4...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 07N78W TO 07N86W. ITCZ AXIS FROM 07N86W TO 
04N99W TO 08N120W TO BEYOND 03N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 
120 NM N OF ITCZ AXIS BETWEEN 110W AND 121W.      

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.FORECASTER . NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.