000
FZPN03 KNHC 121538
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC THU JAN 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI JAN 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT JAN 14.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.30 HOUR FORECAST  WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
13N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 
KT.  SEAS TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
13N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 
KT.  SEAS TO 12 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.LOW PRES AT 30N130W 1018 MB MOVE S 10 KT.  N OF 29N FROM 132W 
TO 136W  N WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.  FROM 20N TO 
29N W OF 130W AND FROM 07N TO 18N W OF 117W  WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  DISSIPATING LOW PRES NEAR 27N131W 1018 MB.   
N OF 28N W OF 133W  NE WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.  
ELSEWHERE N OF 19N W OF 132W  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 11 
FT IN NW SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 08N TO 14N BETWEEN 115W AND 125W  NE  
WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT.  N OF 14N W OF 125W  WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.

.N OF 06N FROM 78W TO 80W INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 
KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST  GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 27N  NW WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 23N  NW TO N WINDS  
20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.

.18 HOUR FORECAST  N OF 15N FROM 95W TO 96W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  N OF 14N FROM 94W TO 96W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.   
.30 HOUR FORECAST  EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 60 NM OF 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 13N97W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 75 NM OF 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 12N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS TO 10 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 12N BETWEEN 96W AND 101W  NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.

.42 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 90W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT.   

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC THU JAN 11...

.SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 13N TO 22N BETWEEN 128W AND 134W.  
SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 15N TO 20N BETWEEN 110W AND 123W.  

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 04N77W TO 07N85W TO 04N92W THEN  
ITCZ TO 08N113W TO 06N119W TO 07N126W TO BEYOND 07N140W.  NO 
SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION.

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.FORECASTER WALLY BARNES.  NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.