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FZPN03 KNHC 270943
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC FRI JAN 27.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT JAN 28.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN JAN 29.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...
.WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12N98W 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
14N96W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 60 NM OF 
LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 14N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT.

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

.N OF 22N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. FROM 08N TO 15N W OF 125W NE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 07N W 
OF 115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 22N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. FROM 08N TO 16N W OF 120W NE 
TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 04N W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 20N W OF 120W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 09N W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
FT IN NW SWELL.

.24 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.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0900 UTC FRI JAN 27...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 07N78W TO 04N90W. ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 
04N90W TO 04N105W TO 06N110W TO 04N125W TO 05N140W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE CONVECTION IS NOTED WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE 
FROM 12N105W TO 09N115W.

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN