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FZPN03 KNHC 202138
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC FRI JAN 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI JAN 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT JAN 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN JAN 22.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.NW OF A LINE FROM 30N136W TO 28N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NW OF A LINE FROM 30N131W TO 26N140W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST W OF A LINE FROM 30N118W TO 20N130W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. 

.N OF 28N E OF 118W NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.FROM 05N TO 18N W OF 125W AND FROM 05N TO 13N BETWEEN 115W AND 
125W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN PRIMARILY NE 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 03N TO 20N W OF 130W AND FROM 05N TO 16N 
BETWEEN 115W AND 130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN 
PRIMARILY NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 20N W OF 130W AND FROM 07N TO 15N 
BETWEEN 115W AND 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN PRIMARILY NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 20N W OF 130W AND FROM 07N TO 13N 
BETWEEN 120W AND 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN NE SWELL...MIXING WITH NW SWELL N OF 18N.

.FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 91W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. WINDS AND SEAS ARE LOWER 
DURING AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.N OF 05N BETWEEN 78W AND 81W...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N TO 
NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 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 2100 UTC FRI JAN 20...

SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 180 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 
25N112W TO 10N121W.

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 02N80W TO 04N88W TO 03N92W. ITCZ FROM 03N92W 
TO 06N118W TO BEYOND 04N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 180 NM N 
OF AXIS W OF 120W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM S OF AXIS 
BETWEEN 120W AND 125W.

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FORECASTER AL