000
FZPN03 KNHC 180323
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED JAN 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED JAN 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU JAN 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI JAN 20.

.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...INCLUDING GULF 
OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 10N TO 
13N BETWEEN 96W AND 100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NE 
SWELL. 

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 89W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO NE TO E 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.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 06N TO 11N BETWEEN 95W AND 110W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW AND NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 11N BETWEEN 105W AND 110W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. 
.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 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
MIXED NW SWELL AND NE WIND WAVES. FROM 07N TO 11N BETWEEN 110W 
AND 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE 
SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N 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 128W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. FROM 09N TO 15N 
BETWEEN 115W AND 128W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED 
NW AND NE SWELL.

.N OF 23N BETWEEN 118W AND 135W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 20N TO 26N 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. 

.FROM 20N TO 25N E OF 111W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA 
NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 30N NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 20N TO 23N E OF 109W NW TO N 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WINDS LESS THAN 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 0300 UTC WED JAN 18...

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 06N77W TO 03.5N82W TO 03N93W. THE 
ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 03N93W TO 06.5N111W TO BEYOND 04N140W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 210 NM N OF AXIS 
BETWEEN 110W AND 120W. 

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.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.