000
FZPN03 KNHC 150330
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SUN JAN 15 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC SUN JAN 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON JAN 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE JAN 17.

.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
.36 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 11N100W 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 13N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 08N TO 13N BETWEEN 95W AND 110W 
E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W N WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 05N TO 11N BETWEEN 95W AND 110W E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.

.WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N90W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 08N90W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 90W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 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 08N TO 12N E OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 14N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 16N W OF 125W 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 0300 UTC SUN JAN 15...
.SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 105W AND 
110W. 

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS FROM 08N78W TO 06N94W. ITCZ AXIS FROM 06N94W 
TO BEYOND 09N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION WITHIN 90 NM N 
OF AXIS W OF 133W.

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.