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FZPN03 KNHC 220943
HSFEP2

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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.N OF 25N E OF 118W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. NW OF A 
LINE FROM 30N123W TO 24N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 
FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 30N134W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N BETWEEN 114W AND 118W NW TO N WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N W OF A 
LINE FROM 26N112W TO 22N120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N E OF 126W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.

.FROM 05N TO 20N W OF 130W AND FROM 06N TO 16N BETWEEN 116W AND 
130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN PRIMARILY NE 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 22N W OF 122W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL N OF 11N AND 
PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL S OF 11N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 23N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 
05N TO 23N W OF A LINE FROM 23N110W TO 05N130W NE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL.

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

.18 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 25N TO 29N NW TO N 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 29N TO 31N SW TO W 
WINDS 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 SUN JAN 22...

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH IS ALONG 06N77W TO 09N85W TO 03N103W. THE 
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS EXTENDS FROM 03N103W TO 
07N117W TO 04N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 04N TO 11N 
BETWEEN 116W AND 121W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 
60 NM EITHER SIDE OF ITCZ BETWEEN 124W AND 128W. SIMILAR 
CONVECTION IS WITHIN 180 NM N OF ITCZ BETWEEN 129W AND 135W.

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FORECASTER LEWITSKY