000
FZPN03 KNHC 071534
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC SAT JAN 07.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN JAN 08.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON JAN 09.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.FROM 09N TO 19N W OF LINE 19N133W TO 09N130W NE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N BETWEEN 118W AND 128W N 
TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 13 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 
LINE 23N110W TO 10N112W TO 00N124W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA S OF 10N W OF 105W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY W AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 16N W OF 133W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 
LINE 16N100W TO 00N112W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 16N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW SWELL AND NE WIND WAVES. 
ELSEWHERE...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN LAST SECTION...NW OF LINE 23N110W 
TO 18N105W TO 10N92W TO 00N95W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS FROM 07N TO 14N BETWEEN 105W 
AND 115W. 
  
.FROM 09N TO 12N 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 FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 90W INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.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 30N135W TO 
20N140W WINDS LESS THEN 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1515 UTC SAT JAN 7...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 07N77W TO 05N80W TO 08N86W TO 
05N93W...WHERE IT TRANSITIONS TO ITCZ...CONTINUING ON TO 06N115W 
TO 09N135W TO BEYOND 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION 
NOTED WITHIN 60-90 NM EITHER SIDE OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 130W AND 
135W. 

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.FORECASTER COBB. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.