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FZPN03 KNHC 270338
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC FRI JAN 27 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI JAN 27.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT JAN 28.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN JAN 29.

.WARNINGS.

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

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.FROM 07N TO 13N W OF 127W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. N OF 20N W OF 132W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS FAR NW. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND 
NW SWELL. N OF LINE 22N132W TO 28N121W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A 
LINE FROM 30N118W TO 10N118W TO 04N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 24W W OF 127W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS W OF 135W. SEAS 8 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 E OF 121W. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT IN MIXED N 
AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 30N117W TO 22N114W TO 09N126W 
TO 04N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 13N W OF 135W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 30N119W TO 20N111W TO 13N111W TO 
08N122W TO 07N140W. WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW 
SWELL.

.N OF 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.03 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 60 NM OF 
LINE 16N95W TO 14N95W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 50 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
12.5N97.5W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 97.5W AND 101W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA BETWEEN 24N AND 28N NW TO N WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 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 25N NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.06 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 12N E OF 88W INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0300 UTC FRI JAN 27...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM LOW PRES NEAR 07N73W 1005 MB TO 
04N79W TO 06N82W TO 05N92W...WHERE IT TRANSITIONS TO ITCZ 
AXIS...CONTINUING ON TO 05N104W TO 07.5N113W TO 05N140W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 06.5N TO 12N BETWEEN 105W AND 
113W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 60-120 NM EITHER 
SIDE OF AXIS BETWEEN 114W AND 136W. 

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FORECASTER STRIPLING