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FZPN03 KNHC 030941
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC THU JAN 03 2013

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU JAN 03.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI JAN 04.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT JAN 05.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 13N96W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 
TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 13N97W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 
TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 75 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 12N98W INCLUDING 
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 60 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 13N97W INCLUDING 
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...AND FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 96W AND 
99W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N129W TO 25N140W DRIFTING E. NW OF FRONT  
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N 
OF 20N W OF 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N131W TO 
26N140W. N OF 20N W OF A LINE FROM 20N110W TO 30N120W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 20N W OF 117W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL.

.FROM 06N TO 20N W OF 126W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N W OF A LINE FROM 20N110W TO 13N110W TO 
00N120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 20N W OF 127W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N W OF A LINE FROM 
20N106W TO 10N106W TO 00N112W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 20N W OF 128W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N W OF A LINE FROM 
20N114W TO 12N114W TO 00N125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN 
NW SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 28N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29N NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 30N NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 89W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0900 UTC THU JAN 3...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH IS ALONG 07N78W TO 08N81W TO 05N 89W TO 
08N107W. THE INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS EXTENDS FROM 
08N107W TO 10N114W TO 04N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION NOTED.

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.FORECASTER HUFFMAN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.