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FZPN03 KNHC 120942
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC THU JAN 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI JAN 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT JAN 14.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 14N95.5W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 13.5N96W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.LOW PRES NEAR 30N130.5W 1018 MB MOVING SW 5-10 KT. N OF 29N 
BETWEEN 132W AND 136W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW 
AND NE SWELL. FROM 16N TO 22N W OF 137W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
8 FT. FROM 06N TO 09N W OF 135W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 23.5N116W TO 
17N119W TO 08N135W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING LOW PRES NEAR 27.5N131W 1018 MB. N 
OF 28N BETWEEN 133W AND 137W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN 
MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE 30N130W TO 17N140W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 07N TO 
14N BETWEEN 114W AND 123W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 18N BETWEEN 115W AND 126W NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT WITH NW SWELL. NW OF LINE FROM 30N126W 
TO 21N121W TO 17N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN 
NW SWELL.

.N OF 06N BETWEEN 78.5W AND 81W INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.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 25N NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14.5N FROM 94W TO 96W INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.  
.30 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 60 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N96W INCLUDING 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...NE TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 75 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12.5N96W INCLUDING 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 12.5N BETWEEN 96W AND 101W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.

.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 89W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0900 UTC THU JAN 11...

.SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 12N TO 19N BETWEEN 132W 
AND 137W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 07N75W TO 03N78W TO 06N85W TO 
03N91W...WHERE IT TRANSITIONS TO ITCZ...CONTINUING ON TO LOW 
PRES NEAR 05N100W 1010 MB TO 08N114W TO 06N120W TO 07N128W TO 
BEYOND 05N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION 
NOTED FROM 150 TO 360 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 106W AND 114W. 
ISOLATED TO SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION NOTED WITHIN 
240 NM OF AXIS BETWEEN 114W AND 121W. 

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.