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FZPN03 KNHC 272155
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC FRI JAN 27.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT JAN 28.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN JAN 29.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N95.5W INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 
15N95W TO 13.5N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 
15N95W TO 12.5N97.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE 
WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 60 NM OF 16N95W TO 14N95.5W 
TO 12.5N97.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
13.5N96.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 75 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12.5N97W N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 75 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 14.5N95.5W TO 12N99W N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 

.FROM 10N TO 11.5N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO NE 
TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 89W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 11.5N E OF 91W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 

.N OF 124 BETWEEN 126W AND 136W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
9 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. N OF 29N BETWEEN 119W AND 
126W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED N AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 
LINE 24N115W TO 10N130W TO 06N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 09N W OF 115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 15N W OF 136W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 21N W OF 134W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL.

.12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 28N NW WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 27N NW TO N 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 2115 UTC FRI JAN 27...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH 07N77N TO 04N92W. ITCZ AXIS 04N92W TO 06N110W TO 
05N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 07N TO 13N BETWEEN 
103W AND 114W.

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FORECASTER STRIPLING