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FZPN03 KNHC 050945
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC THU JAN 5 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC THU JAN 5.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI JAN 6.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT JAN 7.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N97W INCLUDING GULF 
OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N97W
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 08N TO 12N E OF 88W INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 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 14N BETWEEN 88W AND 114W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 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 06N TO 09N BETWEEN 93W AND 198W NE TO E WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 15N BETWEEN 96W 
AND 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 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 GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 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 23N110W TO 
00N125W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL... 
EXCEPT TO 19 FT NW OF LINE 30N130W TO 18N140W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NW OF LINE 30N117W TO 02N140W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR NW OF LINE 23N110W TO 13N115W TO 00N115W WINDS LESS THAN
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 13N BETWEEN 96W AND 115W
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 24N 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 0900 UTC THU JAN 5...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 05N77W TO 04N79W TO 06N87W. ITCZ AXIS FROM 
06N87W TO 04N98W TO 08N120W TO BEYOND 04N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE
WITHIN 120 NM N OF ITCZ AXIS BETWEEN 110W AND 120W.      

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.FORECASTER MUNDELL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.