000
FZPN03 KNHC 300331
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC MON JAN 30 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON JAN 30.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE JAN 31.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED FEB 01.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 13N96.5W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS  
TO 15 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 
15N95W TO 12N97W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 
97W AND 101W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
11N99W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09N TO 13N BETWEEN 99W AND 
104W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
11N99W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 12N BETWEEN 99W AND 
104W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 
14.5N95.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE...EXCEPT AS MENTIONED BELOW 
IN GULF OF PAPAGAYO SECTION...FROM 05.5N TO 10N BETWEEN 97W AND 
105W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE SWELL. 

.FROM 09N TO 12.5N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 09N TO 11N 
BETWEEN 88W AND 91W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE 11.5N86W TO 08N99W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE 11.5N86W TO 10N90W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT. FROM 07.5N TO 11.5N BETWEEN 90W AND 105W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.   

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 26N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 07N TO 12N W OF 136W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE 30N135W TO 14N140W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE 30N134W TO 18N140W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0200 UTC MON JAN 30...

.SCATTERED TO LOCALLY NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 10N TO 
LINE FROM 11N119W TO 17N105W TO 17N101W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM LOW PRES NEAR 06N76W 1008 MB TO 
03N78W TO 05N85W TO 03N94W...WHERE IT TRANSITIONS TO ITCZ 
AXIS...CONTINUING ON TO 02N98W TO 05N112W TO BEYOND 04N140W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION NOTED WITHIN 180 NM S OF AXIS FROM 
83W AND 87W. 

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FORECASTER STRIPLING