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FZPN03 KNHC 260327
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC THU JAN 26 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC THU JAN 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI JAN 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT JAN 28.

.WARNINGS.

.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N95.5W 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 
TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.NW OF LINE FROM 30N134W TO 26N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 28N W OF 127W NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW 
SWELL. FROM 10N TO 27N BETWEEN 122W AND 127W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. N OF 27N BETWEEN 
121W AND 127W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED 
N AND NW SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA W OF LINE 30N119W TO 19N113W 
TO 08N130W TO 04N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 IN 
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 12N W OF 126W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. N OF LINE FROM 20N140W TO 
20N130W TO 30N120W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT N TO NE 
WINDS N OF 28N. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 30N119W TO 28N119W TO 23N125W TO 09N124W TO 
04N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND 
NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N BETWEEN 127W AND 136W NE TO E WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. N OF 26N 
BETWEEN 119W AND 127W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT NW TO N 
WINDS N OF 29N. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN MIXED N AND NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 30N117W TO 23N114W TO 10N130W TO 07N140W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 IN MIXED NE AND 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 FROM 26N TO 29N NW TO N 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 95.5W INCLUDING GULF 
OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 75 NM OF 
LINE 16N95W TO 14.5N95W TO 12N97.5W INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
13N97W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.  

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0230 UTC THU JAN 26...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 05N74W TO 02N81W TO 04N95W WHERE IT 
TRANSITIONS TO ITCZ AXIS...CONTINUING ON TO 06N107W TO 06N124W 
TO 04N134W TO 04.5N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION 
NOTED WITHIN 150 NM OF AXIS BETWEEN 101W AND 107W. SCATTERED TO 
LOCALLY NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION NOTED WITHIN 150 
NM N AND 60 NM S OF AXIS FROM 125W TO 133W.

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FORECASTER STRIPLING