000
FZPN03 KNHC 091210
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC MON JAN 09 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON JAN 09.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE JAN 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED JAN 11.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.FROM 07N TO 14N W OF 127W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT IN MIXED NW SWELL AND NE WIND WAVES. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 
30N124W TO 09N100W TO 00N107W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 15N BETWEEN 128W AND 135W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL AND NE WIND WAVES. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 12N W OF 128W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA W OF LINE 30N125W TO 
12N133W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL... 
HIGHEST NW PART. FROM 05N TO 14N BETWEEN 100W AND 117W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 15N TO 21N W OF 135W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL AND NE WIND WAVES. ELSEWHERE W OF 
LINE 30N118W TO 27N118W TO 10N130W TO 06N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
  
.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 87W INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE IN WINDS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14.5N BETWEEN 94W AND 95.5W INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...NW TO N WINDS 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 MON JAN 9...

.SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG OCCURRING FROM 13N TO 20N W 
OF 126W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 09.5N75W TO LOW PRES NEAR 
04.5N79W 1011 MB TO 06N84W TO 03N95W...WHERE IT TRANSITIONS TO 
ITCZ...CONTINUING ON TO 06N109W TO 06.5N132W TO BEYOND 05N140W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION NOTED WITHIN 270 
NM N OF AXIS W OF 120W. 

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.