000
FZPN03 KNHC 051515
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC THU JAN 5.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI JAN 6.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT JAN 7.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N96W INCLUDING GULF 
OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N96W 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 09N TO 11N E OF 88W INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 14N BETWEEN 
88W AND 115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 11N E OF 88W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT. FROM 06N TO 09N BETWEEN 95W AND 102W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 15N BETWEEN 100W 
AND 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND 
NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 11N E OF 89W INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 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 NW SWELL. NW OF LINE 30N125W 20N13W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT 
SEAS 10 TO 19 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 20N BETWEEN 115W AND 128W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NW OF LINE 30N116W TO 04N140W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FROM 09N TO 15N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 
TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE 23N110W TO 15N115W TO 
00N115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 
10N BETWEEN 96W AND 115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
NW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC THU JAN 5...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH 05N77W TO 04N78W TO 06N85W TO 05N91W. ITCZ 05N91W 
TO 09N125W TO 04N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 210 NM N OF 
AXIS FROM 77W TO 79W AND WITHIN 100 NM N OF AXIS FROM 100W TO 
110W.      

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.FORECASTER DGS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.