000
FZPN03 KNHC 290330
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SUN JAN 29 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN JAN 29.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON JAN 30.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE JAN 31.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 
14.5N95W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 
KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 
15N95W TO 13N97W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 
30 TO 40 KT. SEAS TO 15 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING WITHIN 60 NM OF 
LINE 16N95W TO 13.5N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING WITHIN 75 NM OF 
LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12.5N98W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 11N 
TO 13N BETWEEN 98W AND 101W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT IN NE SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 14.5N95.5W TO 
12N99W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS TO 13 FT. FROM 09N TO 12.5N BETWEEN 99W AND 101W NE TO 
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 14N 
BETWEEN 93.5W AND 103W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N 
AND NE SWELL.
.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. ELSEWHERE FROM 06.5N TO 14N BETWEEN 93.5W AND 
104W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N AND NE SWELL. 

.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 WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE 11.5N86W TO 10N89W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE 11.5N86W TO 10N90W TO 
08.5N97W... INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.  

.N OF 06N BETWEEN 78.5W AND 80.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA N 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 26N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 07N TO 12N W OF 134W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT WITH NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 16N W OF 111W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. N OF 24.5N BETWEEN 
117W AND 129W N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED N 
AND NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 12N W OF 133W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT. FROM 12N TO 24N W OF 135W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE 30N133W TO 07N140W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0215 UTC SUN JAN 29...

.ISOLATED TO SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 08.5N TO 
14N BETWEEN 95W AND 119W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 07N74W TO 02N79W TO 06N84W TO 
04N97W...WHERE IT TRANSITIONS TO ITCZ AXIS...CONTINUING ON TO  
06N107W TO 06.5N124W TO BEYOND 04N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT 
CONVECTION. 

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FORECASTER STRIPLING