000
FZPN03 KNHC 120330
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC THU JAN 12 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC THU JAN 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI JAN 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT JAN 14.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.36 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 N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW 
SWELL. FROM 15N TO 21N W OF 135W NE WINDS 20 KT. ELSEWHERE W OF 
A LINE FROM 26N113W TO 11N114W TO 00N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 15N BETWEEN 110W AND 120W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
NW OF LINE FROM 30N125W TO 08N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 20N BETWEEN 115W AND 125W NE WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. NW OF LINE FROM 30N125W TO 
14N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 28N NW WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 23N NW WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.30 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N FROM 94W TO 96W INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.  
.36 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 08N82W TO 05N95W TO 07N107W. ITCZ 
EXTENDS FROM 07N107W TO 10N113W TO 06N118W TO BEYOND W OF 
08N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION ALONG EITHER AXIS.   

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.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.