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FZPN03 KNHC 242146
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC TUE JAN 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE JAN 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED JAN 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU JAN 26.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.FROM 06N TO 23N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. FROM 08N TO 28N BETWEEN 123W AND 
130W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW 
SWELL. N OF LINE FROM 14N123W TO 24N111W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT 
EXCEPT NW TO N WINDS N OF 24N E OF 118W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN 
MIXED NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE 19N111W TO 03N140W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 28N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. N OF 09N 
BETWEEN 122W AND 130W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. NW OF LINE FROM 30N137W TO 27.5N140W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. REMAINDER OF 
AREA TO SE AND NW OF LINE 20N113W TO 05N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 19 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 14N W OF 134W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. FROM 09N TO 12N BETWEEN 
125W AND 134W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FROM 22N TO 28N 
BETWEEN 130W AND 140W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. N OF LINE 24N130W TO 30N121W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NW AND N SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE 30N120W TO 26N124W TO 11N124W TO 05N140W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 22N TO 24N E OF 109.5W INCLUDING 
GULF OF CALIFORNIA...NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2000 UTC TUE JAN 24...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 07N75W TO 03N81W TO 03N92W...THEN 
TRANSITIONS TO ITCZ...CONTINUING ON TO 06N102W TO 06N117W TO 
06N133W TO 05N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION.

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FORECASTER STRIPLING