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FZPN03 KNHC 262112
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC THU JAN 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI JAN 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT JAN 28.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...
.09 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N95W 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N96W 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.FROM 05N TO 28N W OF 130W AND FROM 08N TO 14N BETWEEN 120W AND 
130W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW 
SWELL. N OF 26N BETWEEN 122W AND 130W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS
10 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 30N118W TO 
10N115W TO 02N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 24W W OF 123W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 09N TO 15N W OF 132W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 08N W OF 
120W AND N OF 20N BETWEEN 112W AND 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 15N W OF 132W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 23N110W TO 10N115W 
TO 06N140W. WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.

.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM OF THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N 
WINDS INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.09 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED WARNINGS WITHIN 60 NM OF 
LINE 16N95W TO 14N95W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS WITHIN 60 NM OF 
LINE 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 12N100W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N96W 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 96W AND 102W NE TO E WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST N TO 
NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 30N NW WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 27N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2045 UTC THU JAN 26...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH 07N77W TO 05N92W. ITCZ AXIS 05N92W TO 07N108W TO 
07N127W TO 04N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 
90-120 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS BETWEEN 114W AND 125W. 

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FORECASTER COBB