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FZPN03 KNHC 050334
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC THU JAN 05 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU JAN 05.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI JAN 06.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT JAN 07.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 14N96W N TO NE WINDS 
25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 
15N95W TO 13N97W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N97W
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 08N TO 12N E OF 90W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO 
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 05N TO 
10N BETWEEN 90W AND 97W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 
FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 13N BETWEEN 90W AND 110W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 11N E OF 88W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 05N TO 10N BETWEEN 90W AND 100W NE TO E WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 13N BETWEEN 
92W AND 105W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE 
AND NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.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.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 06N TO 20N W OF 128W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
IN NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE 24N110W TO 
00N128W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL...EXCEPT 8 TO 19 FT NW OF LINE 30N132W TO 20N140W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 20N 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 30N120W TO 20N126W 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 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL...MIXING WITH NE SWELL E OF 
115W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 13N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 11 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N BETWEEN 120W AND 125W N 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 
25N112W TO 00N128W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW 
SWELL. S OF 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND 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.
.24 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 0300 UTC THU JAN 5...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 05N77W TO 04N79W TO 06N87W. ITCZ AXIS FROM 
06N87W TO 08N120W TO BEYOND 04N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 
120 NM N OF ITCZ AXIS BETWEEN 110W AND 120W.      

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.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.