000
FZPN03 KNHC 221543
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC SUN JAN 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON JAN 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 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 30N120W TO 20N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 
FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 25N TO 28N E OF 118W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N E OF 112W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 23N BETWEEN 110W AND 125W NW TO N WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 23N W OF 125W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.

.FROM 05N TO 20N W OF 120W 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 120W 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 06N TO 23N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 
LINE FROM 23N110W TO 08N123W TO 03N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL.

.FROM 10N TO 13N E OF 90W...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.

.12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 25N TO 29N NW TO N 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 29N TO 31N SW TO W 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 28N TO 30N W TO NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC SUN JAN 22...

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH FROM 04N77W TO 08N85W TO 03N105W. ITCZ 
EXTENDS FROM 03N105W TO 06N125W TO 04N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS 
BETWEEN 123W AND 130W. 


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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN