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FZPN03 KNHC 131526
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC FRI JAN 13 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI JAN 13.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT JAN 14.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN JAN 15.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 
9 TO 13 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 14N96W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 
FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 11N100W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N 
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 75 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. WITHIN 
45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 14N96W TO 11N101W NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 60 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 13N97W INCLUDING 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 13N97W TO 12N99W TO 
11N102W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.LOW PRES STATIONARY NEAR 29N132W 1016 MB. NW OF LINE FROM
30N128W TO 22N129W TO 16N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES DISSIPATED. NW OF LINE FROM 30N123W 
TO 21N128W TO 15N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW 
SWELL. FROM 08N TO 12N BETWEEN 120W AND 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT.
SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 12N W OF 121W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 07N BETWEEN 78W AND 80W INCLUDING GULF OF 
PANAMA...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.FROM 10N TO 11N E OF 88W INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 11N E OF 90W INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 26N NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 28N NW WINDS TO 20 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1515 UTC FRI JAN 13...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 07N78W TO 05N92W TO 05N105W WHERE 
LOW LEVEL WINDS SUGGEST THE ITCZ BEGINS AND EXTENDS TO 07N120W
TO 06N130W TO 06N140W. SCATTERED STRONG FROM 03N TO 06N E OF 
80W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 60 NM N OF THE 
ITCZ AXIS BETWEEN 86W AND 90W.

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.