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FZPN03 KNHC 132201
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC FRI JAN 13.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT JAN 14.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN JAN 15.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
13.5N95.5W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 
35 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 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
13.5N96W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 
FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 11N98W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N 
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 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 TO 12N97W INCLUDING 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
FROM 10N TO 12N BETWEEN 97W AND 102W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 45 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 12.5N97W INCLUDING 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
FROM 10N TO 12N BETWEEN 97W AND 102W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 13N BETWEEN 97W AND 110W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL. 

.LOW PRES STATIONARY NEAR 28N132W 1016 MB. OVER FORECAST WATERS 
N OF LOW BETWEEN 131W AND 133W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 30N126W TO 13N140W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES DISSIPATED. NW OF LINE FROM 30N121W 
TO 13N125W TO 13N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW 
SWELL. FROM 08N TO 12N BETWEEN 120W AND 133W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT.
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 122W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT.

.N OF 06N BETWEEN 78W AND 80W INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 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. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 25N NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 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 2100 UTC FRI JAN 13...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS FROM 07N78W TO 05N107W. ITCZ AXIS FROM 
05N107W TO BEYOND 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 210 NM S OF 
AXIS E OF 82W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM OF AXIS BETWEEN 
87W AND 92W. 

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.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.