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FZPN03 KNHC 160339
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC MON JAN 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON JAN 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE JAN 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED JAN 18.

.WARNINGS.

...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.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 
FROM 16N95W TO 13N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 12N BETWEEN 97W AND 105W NE TO E WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 13N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 75 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 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 FROM 06N TO 12N BETWEEN 90W AND 115W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 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 FROM 05N TO 10N BETWEEN 90W AND 100W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.N OF 07N 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 06N TO 13N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 17N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 19N W OF 115W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.

.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N W OF 130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N W OF 130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 22N W OF 118W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN NW AND N SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0300 UTC MON JAN 16...

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS FROM 08N79W TO 04N77W. ITCZ AXIS FROM 04N77W 
TO 03N105W TO 05N115W TO 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90 
NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 130W AND 135W.

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.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.