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FZPN03 KNHC 060909
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC FRI JAN 06 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI JAN 06.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT JAN 07.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN JAN 08.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12.5N96W INCLUDING 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 
FROM 05N TO 09N BETWEEN 93W AND 102W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT. FROM 06N TO 09N BETWEEN 110W AND 116W E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW SWELL AND E WIND WAVES. ELSEWHERE 
FROM 06N TO 15N BETWEEN 110W AND 119W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN BROAD MIX OF SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 88W INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.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.

.FROM 06N TO 10N W OF 118W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN NW SWELL. FROM 07N TO 22N W OF 138W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
13 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 28N BETWEEN 120W AND 127W N TO NE WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 
LINE 30N120W TO 27N121W TO 07N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 16N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N BETWEEN 120W AND 128W N 
TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 30N116W TO 23N116W TO 10N124W TO 02N140W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FROM 10N TO 17N W OF 132W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW SWELL AND NE WIND WAVES. N OF 21N 
BETWEEN 112W AND 138W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
PRIMARILY NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 21N W OF 112W AND S OF 
10N BETWEEN 116W AND 138W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NW 
SWELL.  

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0830 UTC FRI JAN 6...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM COLOMBIA NEAR 07N76W TO 06N78W 
TO 07.5N83W TO 05N92W...WHERE IT TRANSITIONS TO ITCZ... 
CONTINUING ON TO 03N96W TO 05N108W TO 07N124W TO 06.5N133W TO 
BEYOND 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION 
NOTED WITHIN 120 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 95W AND 130W.      

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.