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FZPN03 KNHC 142151
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC SAT JAN 14 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT JAN 14.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN JAN 15.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON JAN 16.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 30 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.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 
FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 11N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 60 NM OF 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 12N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 08N TO 13N BETWEEN 97W AND 110W 
E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N95W TO 13N98W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 98W 
AND 105W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL.

.WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N90W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 09N91W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 10N90W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE 06N TO 09N BETWEEN 90W AND 98W 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 09N TO 12N BETWEEN 120W AND 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 128W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 9 FT IN SW SWELL.

.NW OF LINE FROM 30N125W TO 17N125W TO 16N140W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.12 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 1330 UTC SAT JAN 14...
.SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION FROM 03N TO 06N E OF 80W. 

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS FROM 09N83W TO 06N94W. ITCZ AXIS FROM 06N94W 
TO BEYOND 08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION WITHIN 90 NM N 
OF AXIS W OF 135W.

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.