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FZPN03 KNHC 210934
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC SAT JAN 21 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC SAT JAN 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN JAN 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON JAN 23.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N134W TO 28.5N140W. NW OF FRONT WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. NW OF A LINE FROM 
30N130W TO 26N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 30N140W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NW OF A LINE FROM 30N124W TO 20N140W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 
30N133W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 20N W OF A LINE FROM 27N114W TO 20N120W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.

.N OF 27N E OF 118W NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 24N E OF 117W NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 05N TO 18N W OF 130W AND FROM 06N TO 15N BETWEEN 116W AND 
130W 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 113W AND 130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 18N W OF 125W AND FROM 07N TO 14N 
BETWEEN 115W AND 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
IN PRIMARILY NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 20N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY NE SWELL S OF 12N AND NW 
SWELL N OF 12N.

.FROM 09.5N TO 12N E OF 89W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO 
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 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 06N BETWEEN 78W AND 80.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N 
TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 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 0900 UTC SAT JAN 21...

SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 30-60 NM EITHER SIDE 
OF A LINE FROM 24N112W TO 13N124W...AND WITHIN 30-60 NM EITHER 
SIDE OF A LINE FROM 30N119W TO 27N123W.

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH IS ALONG 04N77W TO 09N85W TO 03N104W. THE 
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE EXTENDS FROM 03N104W TO 06N116W 
TO 04N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 240 NM N OF ITCZ W OF 135W.

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FORECASTER LEWITSKY