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FZPN03 KNHC 070940
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC SAT JAN 07 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT JAN 07.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN JAN 08.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON JAN 09.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.FROM 09N TO 11.5N E OF 89W INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.N OF 14.5N BETWEEN 94W AND 95.5W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N 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 08N TO 16N BETWEEN 129W AND 136W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 08N TO 19N W OF 136W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. N OF 28N BETWEEN 
118W AND 128W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 30N116W TO 23N115W TO 08N124W TO 01N140W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. REMAINDER OF 
AREA S OF 10N W OF 115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
PRIMARILY NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 16N W OF 133W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 09N 
AND W OF LINE 09N129W TO 20N140W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN NW SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA W OF LINE 30N116W TO 
19N110W TO 00N122W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW 
SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 16N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW SWELL AND NE WIND WAVES. N OF 
16N E OF 126W TO LINE FROM 30N123W TO 16N107W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 16N BETWEEN 107W AND 130W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.  

.30 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 25N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 26N TO 29N WITHIN 90 NM OF W COAST OF 
BAJA CALIFORNIA NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT NW OF AREA. NW OF LINE 30N137W TO 
20N140W WINDS LESS THEN 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0900 UTC SAT JAN 7...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 08N76W TO 05N80W TO 06.5N85W TO 
05N100W...WHERE IT TRANSITIONS TO ITCZ...CONTINUING ON TO 
08N117W TO 07N130W TO 07N138W TO BEYOND 07N140W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE CONVECTION NOTED WITHIN 90 NM N AND 180 NM S OF AXIS 
BETWEEN 109W AND 127W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG 
CONVECTION NOTED WITHIN 240 NM N OF AXIS W OF 130W.    

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.