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FZPN03 KNHC 112131
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC WED JAN 11 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC WED JAN 11.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU JAN 12.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI JAN 13.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.N OF 27N W OF 135W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. 
FROM 16N TO 21N W OF 135W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 26N114W TO 12N117W TO 00N140W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N BETWEEN 130W AND 135W N TO NE WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 
30N129W TO 20N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL. FROM 17N TO 20N W OF 135W 
NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FROM 08N TO 14N BETWEEN 115W AND 120W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 117W AND 122W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. NW OF LINE FROM 
30N128W TO 15N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL.

.36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N FROM 94W TO 96W INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.  
.42 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING WITHIN 45 NM EITHER 
SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 12N98W INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...NE TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING 45 NM EITHER SIDE 
OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N95W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N 
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2100 UTC WED JAN 11...

.SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 12N TO 16N BETWEEN 130W AND 135W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 10N84W TO 06N88W TO 06N105W. ITCZ 
EXTENDS FROM 06N105W TO BEYOND W OF 08N140W.  NO SIGNIFICANT 
CONVECTION ALONG EITHER AXIS.   

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.