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FZPN03 KNHC 172142
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC TUE JAN 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE JAN 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED JAN 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU JAN 19.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.N OF 95W BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHAUNTEPEC... 
N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
12N97W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 10N TO 12N BETWEEN 97W AND 101W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.FROM 08N TO 11N BETWEEN 85W AND 97W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 11N E OF 90W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 11N E OF 91W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 08N TO 10N 
BETWEEN 91W AND 93W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.N OF 05N BETWEEN 79W AND 81W...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA N WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.FROM 05N TO 11N BETWEEN 97W AND 110W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL AND NE WIND WAVES. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 11N BETWEEN 105W AND 115W NE TO E 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NW SWELL AND NE WIND WAVES. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.FROM 07N TO 20N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. FROM 07N TO 14N BETWEEN 110W AND 
120W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 20N W OF 115W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 18N W OF 115W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN BROAD MIX OF SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 22N 
W OF 112W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. 

.N OF 24N BETWEEN 118W AND 135W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 20N TO 28N BETWEEN 119W AND 132W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.06 HOUR FORECAST FROM 20N TO 25N E OF 110W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF CALIFORNIA NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 28N NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 20N TO 23N E OF 109W NW TO N WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 24N TO 28N NW TO N 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N W OF 138W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 FT IN SW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2100 UTC TUE JAN 17...

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 06N77W TO 04N93W. THE ITCZ EXTENDS 
FROM 04N93W TO 06.5N115W TO BEYOND 05N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
WITHIN 150 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 80W AND 85W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 150 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 110W AND 120W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 150 NM N OF AXIS 
BETWEEN 128W AND 132W. 

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.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.